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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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How can anyone destroy something so beautiful and breathtaking? How can something so vast and wonderful mean so little to people? Protect our oceans, protect the wildlife, because if in the end all of nature is gone, what is left but the polution and greed that made nature so extinct.
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the ocean's ecosystem is in serious decline; it must be protected
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Without itall our world wouldn't function, we would die. They need tobe protected becuase we are their voice. They are god's gifts to us!
Our oceans shouldn't be made filthy in this way!
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Dolphins and Whales are mammals with brain size in particular cerebral cortex larger than even human beings to hurt or to kill such is equal to murder. Further Dolphins have a documented history of saving drowning people and currently participate in rehabilitation therapies which people benefit from.
We need healthy oceans it is the womb from which we evolved.
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All life is vital to our existence.
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The ocean purefies the air we breath. It is unreal that in this day and age we continue to distroy the very fabric of life.God help us.
Stop the killing of the dolphins .
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of its intrinsic worth. The "practical" reason is all life on earth is connected, and "what you do to the least of these" will eventually be done unto us!
they're the only ones we're going to get!
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Leave gods creatures alone. We all in the world enjoy looking at them. Take your children out and watch there faces light up when they see the dolphins. Take them out to see the aftermath when there is nothing to look at.
We all swim and enjoy what is in the ocean. Dumping oil and trash in the ocean is another problem we need to fix.
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it is the most wonderous limited resource we have!!
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They are God's mysterious creatures. Dolphins are mammals and have intelligence. They are peaceful and beautiful. They have even been known to save the lives of humans. Shouldn't we do the same for them?
We cannot afford to upset the delicate balance of nature any more than we already have.
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The Oceans are the key to our climate and life on earth in general. The smallest imbalance in ocean wildlife, no matter how small and if it's a plant or an animal affects the climate und thus all our lives.
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duh!?
The ocean is the Life Force of our Mother Earth!
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we shouldn't endanger other species just to satisfy our own species' palates.
everything is inter-related, it will affect us.
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Every species is important! We can learn alot from animals that have evolved over millenia; also, the ocean ecosystems are fragile and cover most of the world.
Many species are threatened and going extinct. Also, our oceans perform valuable functions and are now threatened by numerous pollution and overfishing sources.
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Without clean water, and the life within it, we will destroy our own lives & welfare.
The pollution, over-fishing, and exploitation of marine life is grossly out of control & in need of serious, strong policies & action to reverse the loss & damage, and to protect all aspects of the ocean. This needs to be done - NOW!
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It's terrible to see the garbage that is thrown in the ocean and the merky waters that these beautiful creatures swim in everyday. It's no wonder why the dolphins are coming down with all kinds of diseases and cancers. This needs to be controlled now!
I guess our wonderful President is doing his point-to-point duties. It does not need the Bush administration help to get destroyed at a faster rate.He does not care about anything except his oil.
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Keep Dolphin safe now.
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Why pollute the oceans and destroy marine life--for a small number of those who profit at the expense the many who have to pay for its inevitable remediation?
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All life is sacred!
They are vital to survival on Earth.
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We have poisoned the waters with human waste. There needs to be a balance on the planet, land, sea and air.
It is our responsibility to clean up our mess. What did your Mother teach you!!!!
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We kill off our oceans and we die.
We can exuast that natuaral resource
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