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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 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!
once it's gone - it's gone forever! Won't be much left for future generations. Wildlife preservation is so important - the whole planet needs it - if it dies - in a way we die too!
of the ongoing pollution, the slaughter of marine wildlife, the mindless poaching and killing (people who don't care as long as they get what they want!) The rubbish that is being put in our oceans. The oil slicks, rubbish bags, nets, other human pollution being dumped overboard - it's killing not only our wildlife (out of and in the waters), but we can't swim where we used to because of pollution in the water. It's making us sick. We need all our oceans and rivers, lakes etc. to be pollutant free as possible.
It is important to protect every species on this earth and it's environment.
There is so much harm that is being done to the oceans, this needs to be stopped.
Ocean wild life is not a renewable resource. We must prevent depleting our precious oceans.
We cannot put back what we have eliminated! Overfishing is bad enough, but the waste of other sea life makes it even worse.
We are the caretakers of this planet and we need balance for the planet to keep supplying us with the things that we need. I do not want to wind up living in a bubble on a dead planet because the our polititions don't care about the generations coming up behind them. Please, realize that you are the people we put in office to help pass laws that protect this planet. Not all of us are just interested in the money that can be made by raping this planet.
We have been dumping waste, thowing garbage, and decimating our oceans with over fishing and enviromentally unfriendly acts. Whales are beaching themselves probably because of the toxins in the water, sea birds and all manner of sea mammels are chocking on plastics that have been dumped in our oceans. People need to open their eyes and realize that we are not the only ones living here and that we do not have the right to destroy this planet for personal greed. Thank you
Come on, do I really need to explain this?
It is so incredibly obvious that the government is bord out of its mind! Leave it to the powers that be to "fix" something that is not broken. The tuna laws were working and now they are being threatened? OMG! I am sick to my core of dealing with these insane politicians that just don't get it! The oceans are in danger for so many reasons and it is ALL unnecessary BS! Drilling for oil, hunting whales, hunting tuna which endangers doliphin, various causes (all man made) to our ever depleating coral reefs, fish going extinct each day due to pollutants and toxins being poured into it by man!! We could do SO much better but CHOOSE not to! Let's get with it BEFORE it's too late!
I know it's difficult for some people to comprehend, including many in charge of our federal government, but we are not the only species on earth. It is important to protect every ecosystem, in order to keep the critical balance of our environment.
There is such a careless disregard for life. Overfishing, shark finning, trawling, the slaughtering of dolphins and whales in Japan - these are all huge problems. If the world doesn't start to wake up and realize the damage we are doing, there may not be much of a world left.
If concern people like us dont take a stand and try to preserve the oceans, and the wildlife then the question is... What will happen to it? Take the Great Barrier Reef, it is deteriorating as we speak because people dont care. One peice of coral take decades to mature if it is broke off. Please do something
I love it.
oceans cover 70% of our planet, preserve the oceans=preserve the planet