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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!
# 150:
1:06 pm PDT, May 30, Leon Burstein, New Zealand
# 149:
1:05 pm PDT, May 30, Theresa Johnson, New York
# 148:
1:01 pm PDT, May 30, Robert Richrdson, Pennsylvania
# 147:
1:01 pm PDT, May 30, Serge Vrabec, Oregon
# 146:
12:59 pm PDT, May 30, Lisa Dodds, Virginia
# 145:
12:58 pm PDT, May 30, Ilma Rosskopf, Maryland
# 144:
12:57 pm PDT, May 30, Lorna Shapiro, California
We must work to protect and conserve declining aquatic populations. We need to clean up and protect their environment (their habitats, their food supplies.) We also need to clean up the plastic etc. garbage that is whirling around in the sea (in the Pacific Ocean) and along coastlines. We need to stop the plastic from getting into the sea in the first place. Are boats from our country or other countries just dropping their garbage and wastes in the oceans? If so, then we need to find out how and where this is coming from ... and detour it to recyclable sources. We need to find out how this stuff is winding up in the seas?
# 143:
12:54 pm PDT, May 30, Betty Gregory, Indiana
# 142:
12:53 pm PDT, May 30, Nigel Dent, California
Once they are gone, they are gone!!
# 141:
12:52 pm PDT, May 30, Miwa Kunz-Kuwahara, Germany
# 140:
12:51 pm PDT, May 30, MARY LEARN, Canada
I think your smart enough to know the answer Mr. President.
# 139:
12:48 pm PDT, May 30, Patrizia Fiorentini, Italy
# 138:
12:43 pm PDT, May 30, Brandon Wood, Canada
it's a no brainer sir
# 137:
12:40 pm PDT, May 30, Michele Santos, Puerto Rico
we need to start conserving and protecting our environment before it is to late
# 136:
12:36 pm PDT, May 30, Delight Woodley, Georgia
If we humans want to have a place to live...we best start right now protecting what covers over 3/4 of our earths surface....NOW
# 135:
12:30 pm PDT, May 30, Patricia Hisey, Illinois
# 134:
12:24 pm PDT, May 30, Cherie Thomas-Wood, Tennessee
HELP save the OCEANS!
# 133:
12:23 pm PDT, May 30, Courtney Gartin, California
# 132:
12:21 pm PDT, May 30, Annette Preaux, Arizona
# 131:
12:17 pm PDT, May 30, Ward Ranson, Colorado
# 130:
12:05 pm PDT, May 30, Aelred Glidden, Michigan
# 129:
12:00 pm PDT, May 30, Craig Lasley, Nebraska
We need to plan for the future and not just for now as we have done lately.
# 128:
11:52 am PDT, May 30, Iris Cruz, Maryland
# 127:
11:48 am PDT, May 30, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 126:
11:42 am PDT, May 30, Anna Ziółkowska, Poland
# 125:
11:38 am PDT, May 30, Name not displayed, Washington
Our oceans comprise 3/4 of the surface of the planet, and that doesn't even take into consideration the millions of square miles of undersea "space" between the surface and the ocean floor. If we don't ensure the life of our oceans, this planet will not continue to sustain us. By allowing our oceans to deteriorate, we are committing global suicide.
# 124:
11:32 am PDT, May 30, Pamela Lewis, Texas
please fund completely the effort to save the oceans-- for us the earth and future generations-- our lives depend on it
# 123:
11:26 am PDT, May 30, Teresa Wasenius, New York
# 122:
11:23 am PDT, May 30, Johanna Oksanen, Finland
# 121:
11:21 am PDT, May 30, Betty Johnson Bender, California
If any more fish and seafood species are lost the critical point may be reached that causes the collapse of all marine life. That will hurt our planet in untold ways, and could still be prevented with careful, judicious management. Please do what is right - not for big money, but for all future generations.
# 120:
11:20 am PDT, May 30, Name not displayed, Indiana
George Bush, Save the oceans! It is imperative that we protect the many species of seafood and fish species. Help preserve the oceans. If not, we will be faced with the guilt of being responsible for the deaths of many marine specimens.
# 119:
11:13 am PDT, May 30, Diana Summers, Illinois
# 118:
11:09 am PDT, May 30, Dia Saxena, Texas
Ofcourse, life began first on ocean and then came to land.. i believe that oceans are the cradle for life. I suggest that ocean conservation should be fully funded by the president.
# 117:
10:58 am PDT, May 30, Adrienne Austin, North Carolina
According to the NOAA.gov, we rely on the oceans for much more than food: they are CO2 sinks...and the biggest sink is now frighteningly full a good 50 years before anticipated! Although it is not your fault directly, you will go down in history as "the straw that broke humanity's back" if you don't put the world's survival before private interests in a very big way.
# 116:
10:58 am PDT, May 30, Rebeca Villalba Herrera, Spain
BECAUSE WE WANT TO SAVE THE OCEANS!!!!!PLEASEEEE!!!
# 115:
10:54 am PDT, May 30, Karine Tchakerian, California
# 114:
10:50 am PDT, May 30, Dick Artley, Idaho
Corporate America (who is president Bush will do anything for) is quickly sterilizing our oceans for MONEY.
# 113:
10:39 am PDT, May 30, Amanda Peters, United Kingdom
# 112:
10:30 am PDT, May 30, Prima Baily, New York
This is all wrong ! We need to leave our oceans and nature intact for the world to survive and flourish. Please stop this!!
# 111:
10:26 am PDT, May 30, Chris Hubbard, California
# 110:
10:05 am PDT, May 30, Kelly Burgette, Wisconsin
# 109:
9:59 am PDT, May 30, Daniele Walker, Texas
# 108:
9:45 am PDT, May 30, Sandy Wagner, Iowa
# 107:
9:35 am PDT, May 30, Brandi Stevens, Idaho
please help our beautiful ocean stay beautiful and healthy.
# 106:
9:32 am PDT, May 30, Heather Stritzke, Oregon
# 105:
9:20 am PDT, May 30, Sean John, California
I heard that the oceans are G~D's and the stewarship problem is ours. I'm not sure what is meant in the bible but it says the beast will come out of the ocean. A Don Mcclelland song says that the holy spirit will go to the coast. Did you know that 2/3 of our oxygen they say comes from plankton?
# 104:
9:07 am PDT, May 30, Britney Mann, Ohio
# 103:
9:07 am PDT, May 30, Name not displayed, Florida
# 102:
9:01 am PDT, May 30, Jason Massey, North Carolina
Please help our oceans before all is lost and we cant enjoy what is precious undersea anymore.
# 101:
8:47 am PDT, May 30, Renae Kiley, Washington
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