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Strengthen Protection of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem
Target: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, U.S. Navy, (Ret.), Administrator, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.Sponsored by: The Ocean Conservancy
A beautiful, remote string of islands, reefs and atolls lies some 120 nautical miles west of the main Hawaiian Islands. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) encompass close to 70% of our country's coral reefs, including some of our most pristine shallow-water reefs. This ecosystem is an irreplaceable national treasure.
Endangered green sea turtles, the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and a myriad of bird species rely heavily on the islands and surrounding waters for survival. But there are serious threats to this incredible ecosystem. Lobster and finfish fishing, proposed coral harvests, and marine debris all threaten the fragile island chain.
The federal government is now considering designating the area a National Marine Sanctuary. We need your help and comments today to ensure that the designation will include the strongest possible protections for these islands and their magnificent ecosystem.
Please sign the petition below and help ensure we leave a legacy of wild and healthy oceans!
Endangered green sea turtles, the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and a myriad of bird species rely heavily on the islands and surrounding waters for survival. But there are serious threats to this incredible ecosystem. Lobster and finfish fishing, proposed coral harvests, and marine debris all threaten the fragile island chain.
The federal government is now considering designating the area a National Marine Sanctuary. We need your help and comments today to ensure that the designation will include the strongest possible protections for these islands and their magnificent ecosystem.
Please sign the petition below and help ensure we leave a legacy of wild and healthy oceans!
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We signed the “Strengthen Protection of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem” petition!
# 5,050:
9:01 am PST, Dec 18,
Kyle Banks, Massachusetts
# 5,049:
9:00 am PST, Dec 18,
Ron Smith, California
Our descendants will bless us for all of our natural wonders we leave to them.
Our descendants will bless us for all of our natural wonders we leave to them.
# 5,048:
8:53 am PST, Dec 18,
Lora Marie Williams, New York
We must protect our precious and unfortunately fleeting natural resources!
We must protect our precious and unfortunately fleeting natural resources!
# 5,047:
8:53 am PST, Dec 18,
D D, United Kingdom
YOU NEED TO LEARN YOU LIVE IN BALANCE WITH THE EARTH - AND HAVE NO RIGHT TO STEAL FROM IT.
YOU NEED TO LEARN YOU LIVE IN BALANCE WITH THE EARTH - AND HAVE NO RIGHT TO STEAL FROM IT.
# 5,046:
8:53 am PST, Dec 18,
Christopher L. Scott, North Dakota
I support the designation of the NWHI as a National Marine Sanctuary because it is an irreplaceable National Treasure.
I support the designation of the NWHI as a National Marine Sanctuary because it is an irreplaceable National Treasure.
# 5,045:
8:53 am PST, Dec 18,
Lori Przybylo, Texas
We need to save these areas while we still are able to.
We need to save these areas while we still are able to.
# 5,044:
8:51 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 5,043:
8:43 am PST, Dec 18,
Sara Hockaday, California
# 5,042:
8:39 am PST, Dec 18,
Chris Soens, Louisiana
We don't need to eat everything that lives. Some things matter more than gourmet seafood.
We don't need to eat everything that lives. Some things matter more than gourmet seafood.
# 5,041:
8:11 am PST, Dec 18,
D m Stepanski, New Jersey
I am in full support for this action. We need to set aside more areas for marine protection and this is a wonderful, irreplacable and very fragile ecosystem.
I am in full support for this action. We need to set aside more areas for marine protection and this is a wonderful, irreplacable and very fragile ecosystem.
# 5,040:
7:42 am PST, Dec 18,
Daniel Shively, Pennsylvania
# 5,039:
7:37 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 5,038:
7:36 am PST, Dec 18,
Carol E. Sroczynski, Ohio
# 5,037:
7:31 am PST, Dec 18,
Margaret Kent, Massachusetts
# 5,036:
6:54 am PST, Dec 18,
Kristie Cooley, Mississippi
# 5,035:
6:42 am PST, Dec 18,
Frances Nelson, Minnesota
It is simply the right thing to do
It is simply the right thing to do
# 5,034:
6:32 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 5,033:
6:17 am PST, Dec 18,
Norma J. Meyers, Arkansas
# 5,032:
6:08 am PST, Dec 18,
Phyllis Prichard, Alabama
I support the designation of the NWH as a National Marine Sanctuary because we need to put a stop to man's destruction of the Universe. Man seems to feel that it's OK to destroy any part of the Universe in order to make it more to his liking. The balance of Nature has been so altered by man's digging, drilling, clear-cutting, trashing and killing whatever he chooses to suit his convenience or his mood. We are on a path to total self destruction, because when we destroy the Universe,we destroy ourselves. Designate the NWH as a National Marine Sanctuary, and when that's done, don't then turn around and make exceptions for the wealthy who are looking for ways to line their pockets. Nature can't defend herself. It's up to us!!
I support the designation of the NWH as a National Marine Sanctuary because we need to put a stop to man's destruction of the Universe. Man seems to feel that it's OK to destroy any part of the Universe in order to make it more to his liking. The balance of Nature has been so altered by man's digging, drilling, clear-cutting, trashing and killing whatever he chooses to suit his convenience or his mood. We are on a path to total self destruction, because when we destroy the Universe,we destroy ourselves. Designate the NWH as a National Marine Sanctuary, and when that's done, don't then turn around and make exceptions for the wealthy who are looking for ways to line their pockets. Nature can't defend herself. It's up to us!!
# 5,031:
3:47 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
We need to protect as many areas of the the planet as we possibly can, so that we don't obliterate everything (we don't share well).
We need to protect as many areas of the the planet as we possibly can, so that we don't obliterate everything (we don't share well).
# 5,030:
3:02 am PST, Dec 18,
Sharon Wasyliw, Canada
i am an enviromentalist and am trying to save the oceans and, the life in it. there are animals and, birds that depend on these reefs for their survival.coral is a living thing. we must protect the oceans.this decision will protect the ocean and, wildlife. when it's gone, it's gone forever!
i am an enviromentalist and am trying to save the oceans and, the life in it. there are animals and, birds that depend on these reefs for their survival.coral is a living thing. we must protect the oceans.this decision will protect the ocean and, wildlife. when it's gone, it's gone forever!
# 5,029:
2:59 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, Finland
# 5,028:
2:20 am PST, Dec 18,
Michael Farris, Louisiana
It's a good thing.
It's a good thing.
# 5,027:
12:27 am PST, Dec 18,
Ruti Wilhelm, Arizona
Natrural beauty is a treasure for mankind. The preserving of it is very important to our enjoyment as well as ecology balance.
Natrural beauty is a treasure for mankind. The preserving of it is very important to our enjoyment as well as ecology balance.
# 5,026:
12:03 am PST, Dec 18,
Name not displayed, California
# 5,025:
11:51 pm PST, Dec 17,
Patrick Partridge, Washington
It simply put is shortsighted and obviously either ignorance or worse the basest sort of capricious greed that allows unique eco-systems to be destroyed or even endangered.
It simply put is shortsighted and obviously either ignorance or worse the basest sort of capricious greed that allows unique eco-systems to be destroyed or even endangered.
# 5,024:
11:44 pm PST, Dec 17,
Carol Kostka, Indiana
This ecosystem is an irreplaceable national treasure.
This ecosystem is an irreplaceable national treasure.
# 5,023:
11:33 pm PST, Dec 17,
Name not displayed, Hawaii
It is essential that the area be set aside to preserve the ecosystem and beauty for future generations.
It is essential that the area be set aside to preserve the ecosystem and beauty for future generations.
# 5,022:
10:59 pm PST, Dec 17,
Destiny York, Illinois
# 5,021:
10:53 pm PST, Dec 17,
Mark Schindler, California
We need to protect some of our wildlife from the increasing danger of hunting to extinction and destruction of their environment.
We need to protect some of our wildlife from the increasing danger of hunting to extinction and destruction of their environment.
# 5,020:
10:32 pm PST, Dec 17,
Michael Zayas, Virginia
# 5,019:
10:31 pm PST, Dec 17,
Pat Hill, Washington
# 5,018:
10:29 pm PST, Dec 17,
Eileen Deutsch, Washington
It is critical that the few remaining unique ecosystems on the planet be protected and it would be tragic to allow their destruction.
It is critical that the few remaining unique ecosystems on the planet be protected and it would be tragic to allow their destruction.
# 5,017:
9:56 pm PST, Dec 17,
Melanie Congdon, Florida
# 5,016:
9:33 pm PST, Dec 17,
Elizabeth Barry, Maine
# 5,015:
9:11 pm PST, Dec 17,
Matthew Savage, California
# 5,014:
9:05 pm PST, Dec 17,
Name not displayed, California
It is a wonderful display of nature that should be preserved and protected for future generations.
It is a wonderful display of nature that should be preserved and protected for future generations.
# 5,013:
8:59 pm PST, Dec 17,
Stephanie Hazlett, Ohio
Because there are species there that need to be protected! It's really that simple
Because there are species there that need to be protected! It's really that simple
# 5,012:
8:59 pm PST, Dec 17,
Kavitha D, India
# 5,011:
8:54 pm PST, Dec 17,
Susan Phoenix, Washington
This is a beautiful area that must be protected.
This is a beautiful area that must be protected.
# 5,010:
8:46 pm PST, Dec 17,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
It seems that the only way to protect anything in nature any more is by designating it as a sanctuary of some sort. When will men learn that we can not destroy everything on this planet for the sake of greed?
It seems that the only way to protect anything in nature any more is by designating it as a sanctuary of some sort. When will men learn that we can not destroy everything on this planet for the sake of greed?
# 5,009:
8:45 pm PST, Dec 17,
Ruth Baumgart, Indiana
# 5,008:
8:36 pm PST, Dec 17,
Miko Heller, California
# 5,007:
7:53 pm PST, Dec 17,
Kathryn Marcellus, Kansas
# 5,006:
7:32 pm PST, Dec 17,
Eileen Demski, Wisconsin
# 5,005:
7:19 pm PST, Dec 17,
Alexa McSherry, Arizona
# 5,004:
7:18 pm PST, Dec 17,
Lorraine Krampl, Georgia
# 5,003:
7:03 pm PST, Dec 17,
Dick Miller, Hawaii
because it is the ONLY way we can prevent the greedy, arrogant money grubbers from destroying it all. History has proven that we must protect jewels such as this from the uncaring of the world and from administrations such as the mindless Bush administration which is trying to do away with all the laws pertaining to the eco systems.
because it is the ONLY way we can prevent the greedy, arrogant money grubbers from destroying it all. History has proven that we must protect jewels such as this from the uncaring of the world and from administrations such as the mindless Bush administration which is trying to do away with all the laws pertaining to the eco systems.
# 5,002:
6:53 pm PST, Dec 17,
Richard Demers, New Jersey
Once the reefs are gone, it will take, maybe, several generations before they come back, if at all. Save this one. It has a chance due to the remoteness of the reef
Once the reefs are gone, it will take, maybe, several generations before they come back, if at all. Save this one. It has a chance due to the remoteness of the reef
# 5,001:
6:52 pm PST, Dec 17,
Bani Ogando, New York