Stop The Over Fishing Of Manta Rays
- signatures:
- signature goal: 5,000
- Target: President of the Republice of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Sponsored by: Edward Williams
www.hamerinhawaii.org
http://www.hamerinhawaii.org/Main%20Web%20Pages/Education/Marine%20Life/Rays/manta_rays.htm
The over-fishing of Manta Ray's in Indonesia has put the animal into near endangerment. An estimated 1,500 manta rays have been taken over a period of six months in Lamakera. There is an increased fear that this harvesting could spread to the Western Pacific. The life history characteristics of manta rays and most elasmobranches (slow growth, delayed ages of sexual maturity, low fecundity, long gestation periods) make them particularly vulnerable to overfishing.
I urge you to reinforce a law to stop or limit this and save our Manta Ray's.
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March 15, 2013 - Success!
Manta rays and five special shark species will be banned from international trade thanks to the votes of delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Sharks have been heavily targeted for their fins and mantas for their gill rakers, despite their proven value to ocean ecosystem health and to global eco-tourism. Read more >>
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March 15, 2013 - Success!
Manta rays and five special shark species will be banned from international trade thanks to the votes of delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Sharks have been heavily targeted for their fins and mantas for their gill rakers, despite their proven value to ocean ecosystem health and to global eco-tourism. Read more >>
Thank you for making this success possible!
March 15, 2013 - Success!
Manta rays and five special shark species will be banned from international trade thanks to the votes of delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Sharks have been heavily targeted for their fins and mantas for their gill rakers, despite their proven value to ocean ecosystem health and to global eco-tourism. Read more >>
Thank you for making this success possible!
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