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Act Now to Save Red Snapper

Target: Peter Hood; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Sponsored 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.

deadline: 5-28-2007
goal: 10,000

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I am deeply concerned about the health of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Red snapper is vitally important to the ocean ecosystem and the fishing communities that depend on them. Failure to stop the depletion of red snapper poses threats for the fish, fishermen, consumers and coastal economies.

As an Ocean Conservancy supporter, I write to urge the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to implement management measures in Amendments 27 & 14 (as part of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or "DSEIS") that will end the overfishing of red snapper and rebuild red snapper as quickly as possible.

In order to restore the health of the Gulf red snapper population, I urge you to adopt measures that: (1) set a scientifically based catch limit that will end overfishing by 2009 and rebuild red snapper as soon as possible; (2) greatly reduce bycatch in the red snapper fishery, as well as bycatch from shrimp trawls to levels necessary to end overfishing and restore red snapper; (3) enforce catch and bycatch limits so that they are not exceeded as they have been in the past; and (4) provide economic incentives for fishermen to achieve conservation benefits.

Continued overfishing of red snapper is bad for the Gulf ecosystem and bad for fishing communities reliant on sustainable fishing which healthy stocks can provide. As stewards of our natural resources, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has the responsibility to use sound, science-based catch levels and other conservation measures to ensure a healthy and productive Gulf ecosystem. Please uphold your duty as stewards of our fisheries by taking action now to restore red snapper to healthy levels.

Sincerely,
/Your Name/
/Your Address/
/Your City, State, Zip/

We signed the “Act Now to Save Red Snapper” petition!

# 300:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Jack Longo, Massachusetts
intelligent management is needed to save this fish from extinction. end overfishing

# 299:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Vic & Barby Ulmer, California
Overfishing is unnecesssary and greedy and should b e stopped.

# 298:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Dale Riehart, California

# 297:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Tracy Weaver, Colorado

# 296:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Martha Brock, Georgia
All you folks out there -- Stop eating so much fish. Make it uneconomic for fishermen to overfish, starting now.

# 295:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Denise H. Glass, California

# 294:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Lucy McCrone, Illinois

# 293:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Name not displayed, California
Please allow the Red Snapper to thrive once again!!!!!

# 292:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Jeffrey Stoddard, Washington

# 291:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Amy Knight, Pennsylvania

# 290:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, William & Donna Fisk, North Carolina

# 289:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Kristin Howard, New Mexico
Over-fishing is a serious problem, not just for the Red Snapper, but for a whole host of other fish species. We cannot continue this massive over-consumption and expect the ocean to always provide.

# 288:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Eric Polczynski, Colorado

# 286:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Janet Miller, California

# 285:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Charles Gillard, Colorado
Saving the Red Snapper should be a snap!

# 284:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Name not displayed, New York

# 283:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Martha Hamlett, California

# 282:

1:52 pm PDT, May 18, Chad Mallett, Louisiana

# 281:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Dorian Sarris, California
When does the greed and entitlement stop?

# 280:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Kyle Embler, Georgia
As stewards of the environment including all oceans, please implement safe and sustainable catch levels for this type of fish. Current citizens and all future generations will thank you for your actions.

# 279:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Marjorie Markley, New Jersey
Animals, fish, birds, the enviroment are not here for humans to use to extinction, we must cut down on what we overuse to let it replenish. Man is too greedy, self-centered, and overpopulated. We must continually find ways to cut down overuse to preserve things otherwise we will have nothing.

# 278:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Melissa Miller, California

# 277:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Alexander Mouton, Ohio

# 276:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Linda L. Peterson, North Carolina

# 275:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Andre Helfenstein, California

# 274:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Beth Curlee, Arizona

# 273:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Jenna Kotuli, Massachusetts

# 272:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Name not displayed, California
Stop setting catch levels too high

# 271:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Ted Radamaker, California

# 270:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Ellen Peck, Maine

# 269:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, STEPHANIE MARIE SOWATZKA, Wisconsin
THE ENTIRE PLANET NEEDS TO BE SAVED. I AM ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN. THE HUMAN RACE IN THE MODERN WORLD HAS BECOME SELFISH AND GREEDY. ALL SPECIES ON MOTHER EARTH NEEDS PROTECTING. MOTHER NATURE WILL FIX HERSELF SOON. THE CLIMATE IS WARMING AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

# 268:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Leonore Prendeville, New Jersey

# 267:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Laura Lynch, Connecticut

# 266:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, Kevin Jacobson, Wisconsin

# 265:

1:51 pm PDT, May 18, James Zizzo, North Carolina

# 264:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, William Sharfman, New York

# 263:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Marie Gillies, California
It's time to realise that there is a limited number of fish in the sea and that overfishing is irrevocably changing the ocean's environment. Stop overfishing and educate the public about sensible seafood choices!

# 262:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Amalia De Palacios, Florida

# 261:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Tara Wahl, Pennsylvania

# 260:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Name not displayed, Iowa

# 259:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Tracy Revett, Massachusetts

# 258:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, James Lukas, Indiana
Why can't we protect our environment including the animals and creatures in it for the good of mankind ? We only get one chance to get things right !

# 257:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Name not displayed, California

# 256:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Wick Workman, Florida

# 255:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Bennet Zurofsky, New Jersey

# 254:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Jennifer Sukup, New York

# 253:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, G Lewin, Colorado
what do we do when they are gone?

# 252:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Bob Green, California

# 251:

1:50 pm PDT, May 18, Leafgreen Banyan, Florida

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