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Protect Ocean Wildlife and Keep Tuna Dolphin-Safe!
Target: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS; Colin Powell, United States Secretary of StateSponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
The Dolphin-Safe Tuna Program and Ocean Wildlife Are Under Attack
The Bush Administration is trying to weaken the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans and pouches despite broad bipartisan public support for the program. The proposed changes to this successful program would allow tuna caught using the harmful practice of chasing and setting nets on dolphins to be labeled "dolphin-safe.” This policy has the potential to devastate dolphin populations, especially three dolphin populations in the Eastern Pacific -- the northeastern offshore spotted, the eastern spinner, and the coastal spotted – which have all seen their numbers plummet as a result of dolphin-deadly fishing practices.
Other Marine Wildlife Is In Jeopardy! Scientists worldwide recognize that large-scale industrial fishing techniques -- such as purse-seining, longlining, and drift-netting -- are devastating our oceans and the countless wildlife species that live within them. Dolphins, endangered sea turtles, sharks, sea birds and other marine wildlife are all falling victim to the nets and lines of tuna fishermen and the pressure of overfishing, especially in the Pacific Ocean. (Visit savedolphins.org for more information)
Sea Turtles in Trouble: Sea turtles, abundant throughout the world's oceans for millennia, are being killed when they become entangled in fishing gear or caught as bycatch in fishing nets. All eight of the world's sea turtle species are now listed as threatened with extinction. Within the last decade, the Eastern Pacific populations of the critically endangered leatherback turtle have declined by 78%.
Sharks in Danger: Sharks, due to their low birth rate, slow maturation and growth patterns, and naturally small populations, are extremely vulnerable to pressures from fisheries and human exploitation. Pacific populations of Angel Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and Blue Sharks, to name a few, are all facing grave dangers from overfishing practices. (Visit savesharks.org for more information)
We need your help in convincing the Bush Administration to finally demonstrate leadership position on these issues at the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and elsewhere. We cannot sit by passively as our dolphin-safe tuna label is rendered meaningless and our ocean resources are destroyed by overfishing. Sign Now! Once you have signed, tell your friends about this imminent threat to these magnificent marine mammals!
The Bush Administration is trying to weaken the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans and pouches despite broad bipartisan public support for the program. The proposed changes to this successful program would allow tuna caught using the harmful practice of chasing and setting nets on dolphins to be labeled "dolphin-safe.” This policy has the potential to devastate dolphin populations, especially three dolphin populations in the Eastern Pacific -- the northeastern offshore spotted, the eastern spinner, and the coastal spotted – which have all seen their numbers plummet as a result of dolphin-deadly fishing practices.
Other Marine Wildlife Is In Jeopardy! Scientists worldwide recognize that large-scale industrial fishing techniques -- such as purse-seining, longlining, and drift-netting -- are devastating our oceans and the countless wildlife species that live within them. Dolphins, endangered sea turtles, sharks, sea birds and other marine wildlife are all falling victim to the nets and lines of tuna fishermen and the pressure of overfishing, especially in the Pacific Ocean. (Visit savedolphins.org for more information)
Sea Turtles in Trouble: Sea turtles, abundant throughout the world's oceans for millennia, are being killed when they become entangled in fishing gear or caught as bycatch in fishing nets. All eight of the world's sea turtle species are now listed as threatened with extinction. Within the last decade, the Eastern Pacific populations of the critically endangered leatherback turtle have declined by 78%.
Sharks in Danger: Sharks, due to their low birth rate, slow maturation and growth patterns, and naturally small populations, are extremely vulnerable to pressures from fisheries and human exploitation. Pacific populations of Angel Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and Blue Sharks, to name a few, are all facing grave dangers from overfishing practices. (Visit savesharks.org for more information)
We need your help in convincing the Bush Administration to finally demonstrate leadership position on these issues at the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and elsewhere. We cannot sit by passively as our dolphin-safe tuna label is rendered meaningless and our ocean resources are destroyed by overfishing. Sign Now! Once you have signed, tell your friends about this imminent threat to these magnificent marine mammals!
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We signed the “Protect Ocean Wildlife and Keep Tuna Dolphin-Safe!” petition!
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What will we do once we destroy them? They are crucial to the planet's survival.
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My sister is doing an awesome job saving wildlife!!
It is everyone's responsibility to take care of the environment. The ocean obviously makes up a big piece and its very important that we attend to it.
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Ocean wildlife is part of our ecosystem and we should protect them as we would protect any human being.
they're too many contaminants being dumped in our oceans. We need to protect our oceans, wildlife.
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It is an intregal part of our environment.
If we destroy our oceans, we only destroy ourselves.
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The animals that live in our oceans need our protection. We need to set a good example to other counties.My sister in law is from japan. When she first came here and saw how we loved dolphins at the San Diego zoo, she weeped as she never knew what she had been eating.
The ocean holds many secrets still. Keep it safe for all generations.
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every animal has a soul to just because they dont walk and talk like humans doesnt mean they dont have feelings and the need to live.
they are an important part of the eco-system without them we will be out of balance
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We need to preserve wildlife for future generations.
Profit seems to be more important than life.
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Dolphins this time, what next. This is our world, and it is our duty to keep it safe and clean. People tend to look past this duty for the mere fact that it may cost them money, or lose them a bit of money. When we pollute the oceans, we aren't just hurting the environment, we are killing thousands of living creatures, stealing their homes and murdering the families of animals, simply for the fact that we have the power to do so, and they do not.
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I Live 2 blocks from the ocean and can see the results of very hard work done to keep it clean.Must keep it up!
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For our future generations!
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I believe all animals are humans
animals have feelings too
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it sustains the earth and all that is in it. We need it to live.
I want my grandchildren to be able to enjoy them also.
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If it dies out ..so do we
THEY ARE UNDER SERIOUS THREAT OF EXTINCTION !!
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It is vital to the whole ecosystem of the earth, and all the wildlife in the ocean deserve protection.
They are from where all life springs.
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if the rest of the eco web falls, so do we
we are dependent on water
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Duh, Their intellegent animals! More Intellegent than a lot of people!
Bush Ashcroft and Cheney all belong in hell!
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Habitat protection is crucial to preserving those organisms that live within it. With habitat destruction comes the potential loss of the species that it hosts. Once a species is gone, we've lost a unique part of the ecosystem forever.
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All life is precious and who are we to say you can not live.
We need them
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The oceans are the world's largest living ecosystems. IF WE DESTROY THEM, WE DESTROY OURSELVES!!
We are over fishing and in many cases, using them as garbage dumps.
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Thay Are Beautiful Mammals That Deserve Protection
Because They Are Constantly Being Sabotaged By Man And His Greed