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Act Now to Save Red Snapper
Target: Peter Hood; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management CouncilSponsored by: The Ocean Conservancy
Contrary to what your mother told you, there are only so many fish in the sea. And, while most people recognize that the ocean's bounty is central to our very survival, we have too often failed to recognize that ocean resources are finite. They can be exhausted.
Without immediate action, red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico face further depletion that jeopardizes the long-term health of this signature fish population.
For over two decades Gulf fishery managers, whose responsibility it is to protect and sustain our fish populations, have ignored science and repeatedly set catch levels too high. As a result, the spawning population of Gulf red snapper is down to 3% of its historic abundance.
In early June, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council adopt new measures for red snapper, and time is running out to get the plan right.
Tell the Fish Management Council to work aggressively to end overfishing of red snapper and to rebuild the population as quickly as possible.
Without immediate action, red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico face further depletion that jeopardizes the long-term health of this signature fish population.
For over two decades Gulf fishery managers, whose responsibility it is to protect and sustain our fish populations, have ignored science and repeatedly set catch levels too high. As a result, the spawning population of Gulf red snapper is down to 3% of its historic abundance.
In early June, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council adopt new measures for red snapper, and time is running out to get the plan right.
Tell the Fish Management Council to work aggressively to end overfishing of red snapper and to rebuild the population as quickly as possible.
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We signed the “Act Now to Save Red Snapper” petition!
# 15,250:
11:30 am PDT, May 26,
Name not displayed, California
# 15,249:
10:52 am PDT, May 26,
Amanda Krantz, Indiana
# 15,248:
10:47 am PDT, May 26,
Peter Theo, Florida
It doesnt take a "tree hugger" to know that balance is the key baby! Time to check your self.
It doesnt take a "tree hugger" to know that balance is the key baby! Time to check your self.
# 15,247:
10:09 am PDT, May 26,
Sarah Utso, California
# 15,246:
9:53 am PDT, May 26,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
save Red Snapper
save Red Snapper
# 15,245:
9:29 am PDT, May 26,
Naomi Werne, Esq. (Ret.), New York
Do not destroy this vital creature. God entrusted us with stewardship over the other species of the Earth.
Do not destroy this vital creature. God entrusted us with stewardship over the other species of the Earth.
# 15,244:
9:18 am PDT, May 26,
Cynthia Gilabert, California
Protect our environment and our living beings.
Protect our environment and our living beings.
# 15,243:
9:17 am PDT, May 26,
Joseph Payne, Wisconsin
# 15,242:
8:24 am PDT, May 26,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 15,241:
7:48 am PDT, May 26,
Tracy Oates, Arkansas
it is no good to play "ostrich with its head in the sand"
it is no good to play "ostrich with its head in the sand"
# 15,240:
7:07 am PDT, May 26,
Laurel Howdyshell, Illinois
Please protect this unique and unusual animal.
Please protect this unique and unusual animal.
# 15,239:
6:42 am PDT, May 26,
Mary Sanders, Texas
# 15,238:
6:15 am PDT, May 26,
Belinda Olive, Ohio
# 15,237:
5:37 am PDT, May 26,
Shivani Maya, India
# 15,236:
2:43 am PDT, May 26,
Patricia Wellfare, United Kingdom
we are supposed to be intelligent - why are we destroying the diversity on our planet - we do this at our peril
we are supposed to be intelligent - why are we destroying the diversity on our planet - we do this at our peril
# 15,235:
12:11 am PDT, May 26,
Lesley Sun, California
# 15,234:
10:40 pm PDT, May 25,
Steven Cook, California
We have to be good stewards of the Earth or there will be nothing left for future generations.
We have to be good stewards of the Earth or there will be nothing left for future generations.
# 15,233:
10:35 pm PDT, May 25,
Name not displayed, New York
# 15,232:
10:17 pm PDT, May 25,
Esther Chang, California
# 15,231:
10:14 pm PDT, May 25,
Maia Grunert, California
How many species do we need to hunt and fish to extinction before we understand that they can disappear forever? The ocean and its fisheries are not unlimited resources. If we use them too much, we will loose them.
How many species do we need to hunt and fish to extinction before we understand that they can disappear forever? The ocean and its fisheries are not unlimited resources. If we use them too much, we will loose them.
# 15,230:
9:53 pm PDT, May 25,
Amber Gallegos, Hawaii
# 15,229:
9:51 pm PDT, May 25,
Weldon H Jackson, California
We need our fish.
We need our fish.
# 15,228:
9:14 pm PDT, May 25,
Barbara M. Diaz, California
# 15,227:
7:14 pm PDT, May 25,
Steven Slagle, Texas
# 15,226:
6:38 pm PDT, May 25,
Denise Lytle, New Jersey
# 15,225:
6:25 pm PDT, May 25,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 15,224:
4:36 pm PDT, May 25,
Janice Gloe, California
Balance is the key. Please help save the Red Snapper and stop over fishing for them. Let them survive and breed again. Please don't let them become extinct. Management is important for Marine Life and the Ocean. Thank You!
Balance is the key. Please help save the Red Snapper and stop over fishing for them. Let them survive and breed again. Please don't let them become extinct. Management is important for Marine Life and the Ocean. Thank You!
# 15,223:
4:02 pm PDT, May 25,
Gretta Deitch, Pennsylvania
# 15,222:
3:08 pm PDT, May 25,
Katy Laveck, Hawaii
# 15,221:
2:27 pm PDT, May 25,
Doyle Mabry, Oklahoma
There are enough fish to go around without fishing any one species to extinction !!!
There are enough fish to go around without fishing any one species to extinction !!!
# 15,220:
2:23 pm PDT, May 25,
Joy Bergstrom, North Carolina
If we do not protect and put a limit on catching red snapper they will be extink. just like any other animal or mamal you keep taking and not giving it soon will be gone
If we do not protect and put a limit on catching red snapper they will be extink. just like any other animal or mamal you keep taking and not giving it soon will be gone
# 15,219:
2:22 pm PDT, May 25,
Vickie Tinsley, Texas
Please stop the overfishing of Gulf Red Snapper now. Overfishing will start another disastrous chain reaction in our ecological system. Just look into what Canada has caused with their overfishing.
Please stop the overfishing of Gulf Red Snapper now. Overfishing will start another disastrous chain reaction in our ecological system. Just look into what Canada has caused with their overfishing.
# 15,218:
1:49 pm PDT, May 25,
Dana Campbell, Colorado
# 15,217:
1:09 pm PDT, May 25,
Hilary Hope, Canada
# 15,216:
12:53 pm PDT, May 25,
KathleenAnn Mullin, California
# 15,215:
12:48 pm PDT, May 25,
Elaine Astorga, California
# 15,214:
12:25 pm PDT, May 25,
Dennis Willard, Wisconsin
Proper fisheries managment requires a plan to sustain the species. that means you delay a harvest to allow populations to increase and to not reach critcal climax levels that are not sustainable for the populations involved. If you ignore science then why spend the time and money in research to determine the appropriate sustainability levels that will allow everyone to enjoy the bounty of the sea.
Proper fisheries managment requires a plan to sustain the species. that means you delay a harvest to allow populations to increase and to not reach critcal climax levels that are not sustainable for the populations involved. If you ignore science then why spend the time and money in research to determine the appropriate sustainability levels that will allow everyone to enjoy the bounty of the sea.
# 15,213:
12:03 pm PDT, May 25,
Elodie Perrot, France
# 15,212:
12:02 pm PDT, May 25,
Steve Sivley, Texas
I grew up in Galveston and love shrimp, but we HAVE to reduce the tremendous waste of bycatch.
I grew up in Galveston and love shrimp, but we HAVE to reduce the tremendous waste of bycatch.
# 15,211:
11:46 am PDT, May 25,
Jaime Chadd, California
# 15,210:
11:37 am PDT, May 25,
Cocuaud Nicolas, France
# 15,209:
11:31 am PDT, May 25,
Gael Viotte, California
# 15,208:
11:24 am PDT, May 25,
Rhyan Haynie-lavelle, Georgia
# 15,207:
11:11 am PDT, May 25,
Beatrice Balteanu, Romania
# 15,206:
11:09 am PDT, May 25,
Beverly Villinger, Montana
Please take action. We are on the edge of ruining planet earth forever. We must ACT NOW!
Please take action. We are on the edge of ruining planet earth forever. We must ACT NOW!
# 15,205:
10:42 am PDT, May 25,
Pamela Behrman, Connecticut
# 15,204:
10:26 am PDT, May 25,
Heidi A. Davis, California
Depletion of fish stocks not only inconveniences people who eat fish, but it can also lead to the starvation and death of animals that depend on the red snapper for food. Please end overfishing before this population is lost!
Depletion of fish stocks not only inconveniences people who eat fish, but it can also lead to the starvation and death of animals that depend on the red snapper for food. Please end overfishing before this population is lost!
# 15,203:
10:22 am PDT, May 25,
Natalia Villalobos Mora, Costa Rica
# 15,202:
10:15 am PDT, May 25,
Anne Peebles, Washington
# 15,201:
10:15 am PDT, May 25,
Marilyn R. Farmer, North Carolina