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Restore the Health of Our Oceans!

Target: George W. Bush, President
Sponsored by: Oceana

Our oceans are on the verge of collapse. Ninety percent of the "big" fish, such as tuna, marlin and swordfish, are gone. And now, scientists estimate that the world's commercial fisheries may collapse by the year 2048.

Already, 29 percent of fish and seafood species have collapsed, meaning their catch has declined by 90 percent. Time is running out for our oceans - but it's not too late, if we act now. And yet, the Bush Administration continues to under-fund critical ocean conservation, research and management programs.

Tell President Bush to protect our oceans so that the next generation can also enjoy their bounty. Please urge President Bush to fully fund ocean programs and make a commitment to protect and restore our endangered ocean ecosystems.

deadline: 12-8-2008
goal: 8,000

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Dear President Bush,

I was blown away by the recent scientific projection that the world's fisheries could be gone by the year 2048. As a nation with a large fishing industry and a growing population, we have a responsibility to be leaders in the fight to save our oceans - yet you continue to under-fund critical ocean conservation and management programs.

We need strong commitment to protect our oceans. By investing in our oceans, we are investing in our future. Critical ocean programs like fishery management, habitat protection, global warming research, marine mammal and sea turtle conservation, among others continue to be under-funded. The 2008 budget request was well below what is needed for a true commitment to protecting and restoring our oceans. There is still time to call for an increase in funding for ocean conservation.

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We signed the “Restore the Health of Our Oceans!” petition!

# 50:

5:29 pm PDT, May 29, Brian G. Ratchford, Pennsylvania

# 49:

5:26 pm PDT, May 29, Jessica Umbenhour, Ohio

# 48:

5:26 pm PDT, May 29, Aiz T, Canada

# 47:

4:48 pm PDT, May 29, Peter J. Brown, Kentucky
YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE!

# 46:

4:37 pm PDT, May 29, Molly Lang, Missouri

# 45:

4:31 pm PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, California

# 44:

4:28 pm PDT, May 29, Karen Sullivan, Massachusetts

# 43:

4:24 pm PDT, May 29, Cathy Hoyer, Washington

# 42:

4:23 pm PDT, May 29, Emily Logan, California

# 41:

4:12 pm PDT, May 29, Lisa Marie Toner, California

# 40:

3:32 pm PDT, May 29, Kate Cherry, Michigan

# 39:

2:55 pm PDT, May 29, Gino Foti, Massachusetts

# 38:

2:48 pm PDT, May 29, Brenda Legg, Colorado

# 37:

2:44 pm PDT, May 29, Dana Rilovic, Croatia

# 36:

2:42 pm PDT, May 29, Amber Gallegos, Hawaii

# 35:

2:15 pm PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, Florida

# 34:

2:12 pm PDT, May 29, Imelda O'Donnell, Ireland

# 33:

1:53 pm PDT, May 29, Alicia Ruiz Cant�, Mexico

# 32:

1:43 pm PDT, May 29, Jessica Baugues, Hawaii

# 31:

1:41 pm PDT, May 29, Sabine Aston, Pennsylvania

# 30:

1:36 pm PDT, May 29, Rhonda Zorn, Kentucky

# 29:

1:07 pm PDT, May 29, Kate Schmiett, California

# 28:

12:51 pm PDT, May 29, Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
we as humans are constantly taking, its time we start giving and return our natural resources back to normal.

# 27:

12:44 pm PDT, May 29, Beverly Dixon, Pennsylvania

# 26:

12:30 pm PDT, May 29, Muriel Koyce, Ireland

# 25:

12:20 pm PDT, May 29, Imren Mutlu, Turkey

# 24:

12:13 pm PDT, May 29, Reka Crohn, Minnesota

# 23:

11:43 am PDT, May 29, Marcin Sztwiertnia, Poland

# 22:

11:40 am PDT, May 29, David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
It is just like planting new healthy trees where the forest were thinned out.

# 21:

11:35 am PDT, May 29, Richard J. Treitner, New York

# 20:

11:32 am PDT, May 29, Lynda Bagot-Parker, Oregon
Science has found life came out of the ocean. That should be a huge motivation for emergency, herculean efforts on the part of the US, everyone, to restore the health of our oceans. Remember, the Earth WILL be just fine, maybe even better after time, but humanity will not survive.

# 19:

11:27 am PDT, May 29, Stuart Collins, Texas

# 18:

11:10 am PDT, May 29, Anu Saarinen, Finland

# 17:

11:09 am PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, Switzerland

# 16:

10:30 am PDT, May 29, Venessa Hughes, New York

# 15:

10:27 am PDT, May 29, Carolyn Peterson, California

# 14:

10:14 am PDT, May 29, Maria Scripture, Illinois

# 13:

10:02 am PDT, May 29, Vagner Albino, Brazil

# 12:

9:58 am PDT, May 29, Carla Meyer, Illinois
The sea is our life and shouldn't we protect that life even if that life is fish.

# 11:

9:57 am PDT, May 29, Joel Bushart, Georgia

# 10:

9:52 am PDT, May 29, Natasha Nummedal, California

# 9:

9:50 am PDT, May 29, Ane Munin, Denmark

# 8:

9:41 am PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, Ohio

# 7:

9:33 am PDT, May 29, Sandra Zwart, Netherlands
If we don't act now,there's nothing to save annymore

# 6:

9:18 am PDT, May 29, Sue Eberhardt, Illinois

# 5:

9:09 am PDT, May 29, Amy Schumacher, Ohio

# 4:

8:49 am PDT, May 29, Tawnya Shields, Mississippi
The fish are a very important factor in our delicate ecosystem. Not just for humans but for other species as well. We all need to start working together to protect what we have left from becoming extinct. This is a problem that cannot and should not be ignored.

# 3:

8:38 am PDT, May 29, Quinton Quebodeaux, Louisiana

# 2:

7:23 am PDT, May 29, Maureen McGregor, Washington D.C.
I want my seafood to be mercury-free.

# 1:

9:58 pm PDT, May 20, Robyn Erler, California

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