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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!
# 150:
8:56 am PST, Dec 11,
Pam Wolf, Hawaii
Living in Hawaii I see the destruction of coral.... by MAN! We need to protect these places now while there is still a chance for them to come back...
Living in Hawaii I see the destruction of coral.... by MAN! We need to protect these places now while there is still a chance for them to come back...
# 149:
8:56 am PST, Dec 11,
Dawn Waring, California
We must protect such treasured places for future generations!
We must protect such treasured places for future generations!
# 148:
8:56 am PST, Dec 11,
Name not displayed, Indiana
How can we condone the continued destruction of these amazing "rainforests of the sea"? What they offer to the world can never be replaced, and once gone, the ocean's ecosystem balance is irreversibly altered. Won't we be sorry then?
How can we condone the continued destruction of these amazing "rainforests of the sea"? What they offer to the world can never be replaced, and once gone, the ocean's ecosystem balance is irreversibly altered. Won't we be sorry then?
# 147:
8:56 am PST, Dec 11,
Cynthia Marugg, California
to protect the oceans,the earth, and the habitat is the most important thing we can do
to protect the oceans,the earth, and the habitat is the most important thing we can do
# 146:
8:55 am PST, Dec 11,
Marguerite Winkel, Washington
We need healthy ecosystems to have a healthy world with healthy humans and other creatures. If we continue to spoil our environment and the great beauty that has been sacrificed to greed and fear we are far worse than cockroaches as a species.
We need healthy ecosystems to have a healthy world with healthy humans and other creatures. If we continue to spoil our environment and the great beauty that has been sacrificed to greed and fear we are far worse than cockroaches as a species.
# 145:
8:55 am PST, Dec 11,
J Muller, New York
# 144:
8:55 am PST, Dec 11,
Christina Ross, Ohio
# 143:
8:53 am PST, Dec 11,
Mary Theresa Stout, Pennsylvania
# 142:
8:53 am PST, Dec 11,
Patricia J. Jennings, Massachusetts
# 141:
8:52 am PST, Dec 11,
Nan Donker, Kansas
To preserve life.
To preserve life.
# 140:
8:51 am PST, Dec 11,
Annette Bork, California
The Marine Sanctuary will enhance the planet.
The Marine Sanctuary will enhance the planet.
# 139:
8:51 am PST, Dec 11,
Carl Black, Georgia
# 138:
8:51 am PST, Dec 11,
Lyn Z, Florida
# 137:
8:51 am PST, Dec 11,
Patricia Williams, Florida
Anytime we can do something to prevent destruction, we must!
Anytime we can do something to prevent destruction, we must!
# 136:
8:50 am PST, Dec 11,
Valerie Gilbert, New York
because I care about my planet
because I care about my planet
# 135:
8:50 am PST, Dec 11,
Elizabeth Dunham, New Jersey
We need to protect what little remaining pristine environments we have in the United States.
We need to protect what little remaining pristine environments we have in the United States.
# 134:
8:49 am PST, Dec 11,
Harriet Hirsch, Virginia
# 133:
8:47 am PST, Dec 11,
John Venezia, Virginia
# 132:
8:47 am PST, Dec 11,
Richard Palumbo, Massachusetts
# 131:
8:46 am PST, Dec 11,
Rachael Hill, United Kingdom
# 130:
8:46 am PST, Dec 11,
Jim Brown, California
* a prohibition of any new finfish fishing, beyond historic levels; * a continued and permanent ban on lobster fishing; * an absolute prohibition against the extraction of any corals; and, * the continuation of existing and establishment of new no-take areas.
* a prohibition of any new finfish fishing, beyond historic levels; * a continued and permanent ban on lobster fishing; * an absolute prohibition against the extraction of any corals; and, * the continuation of existing and establishment of new no-take areas.
# 129:
8:46 am PST, Dec 11,
Ella Yanok, Ohio
# 128:
8:45 am PST, Dec 11,
Fran & George Harbin, Florida
Because I believe in a healthy environment for all creatures which is the reason I'm a Democrat rather than a republican who has no concern for it.
Because I believe in a healthy environment for all creatures which is the reason I'm a Democrat rather than a republican who has no concern for it.
# 127:
8:45 am PST, Dec 11,
Sara Lefsyk, Massachusetts
# 126:
8:44 am PST, Dec 11,
Leslie Gunn, California
# 125:
8:44 am PST, Dec 11,
Frances Hillyard, California
We must support unique important habitats such as this. They are a part of the earth we all live on.
We must support unique important habitats such as this. They are a part of the earth we all live on.
# 124:
8:44 am PST, Dec 11,
Rebecca Brown, Texas
We must preserve what beauty we have left on our planet.
We must preserve what beauty we have left on our planet.
# 123:
8:43 am PST, Dec 11,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 122:
8:43 am PST, Dec 11,
Kathryn Long, Kansas
# 121:
8:42 am PST, Dec 11,
Sue Harrington, California
PRETEND THAT YOU CARE ABOUTTHE FUTURE.....STOP THE RAPEOF OUR ENVIRONMENT!!!
PRETEND THAT YOU CARE ABOUTTHE FUTURE.....STOP THE RAPEOF OUR ENVIRONMENT!!!
# 120:
8:42 am PST, Dec 11,
Debby Griffiths, New York
We MUST preserve our wilderness NOW.
We MUST preserve our wilderness NOW.
# 119:
8:41 am PST, Dec 11,
Gregory Luscher, Virginia
# 118:
8:41 am PST, Dec 11,
Ann Moss Joyner, North Carolina
# 117:
8:39 am PST, Dec 11,
Name not displayed, California
# 116:
8:39 am PST, Dec 11,
Sherry Whitney, Colorado
# 115:
8:39 am PST, Dec 11,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 114:
8:38 am PST, Dec 11,
Rev. Amy J. Samonds, Virginia
These ecosystems are irreplacable. It is our duty as citizens of the planet to protect them!
These ecosystems are irreplacable. It is our duty as citizens of the planet to protect them!
# 113:
8:37 am PST, Dec 11,
Alexandra Andrews, New York
# 112:
8:36 am PST, Dec 11,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
I support this petition and the intention to protect these beautiful worlds.
I support this petition and the intention to protect these beautiful worlds.
# 111:
8:35 am PST, Dec 11,
Emily Schultz, New York
Why is it our society seems so intent on destroying all that is beautiful?
Why is it our society seems so intent on destroying all that is beautiful?
# 110:
8:35 am PST, Dec 11,
Derek Smith, Oregon
To protect species such as the endangered sea turtle and monk seal, and to preserve this national treasure.
To protect species such as the endangered sea turtle and monk seal, and to preserve this national treasure.
# 109:
8:34 am PST, Dec 11,
Donna L. Schartung, Kentucky
I would like this area to be strongly protected, so that I can go see it one day and enjoy the natural beauty of the fish and coral reef.
I would like this area to be strongly protected, so that I can go see it one day and enjoy the natural beauty of the fish and coral reef.
# 108:
8:34 am PST, Dec 11,
Harriett MIlnes, Colorado
The best idea to preserve this important area
The best idea to preserve this important area
# 107:
8:32 am PST, Dec 11,
Dawn Wicca, Oregon
# 106:
8:32 am PST, Dec 11,
M. Rachel Ambrozewski, Illinois
# 105:
8:30 am PST, Dec 11,
Alice H. Brody, New York
# 104:
8:30 am PST, Dec 11,
Glenn Williams, California
we gotta protect the little bit of healty life left on this planet
we gotta protect the little bit of healty life left on this planet
# 103:
8:30 am PST, Dec 11,
Melinda Bashen, Florida
# 102:
8:29 am PST, Dec 11,
Claudia Penedo, Mexico
# 101:
8:29 am PST, Dec 11,
Gillian Lyons, Washington D.C.
The NWHI provide a remarkable example of a relatively intact coral reef ecosystem, an ecosystem type that is quickly vanishing from oceans around the world. It's critical that we strengthen the protection of this vital coral reef community so that the marine life which depend upon it can continue to thrive.
The NWHI provide a remarkable example of a relatively intact coral reef ecosystem, an ecosystem type that is quickly vanishing from oceans around the world. It's critical that we strengthen the protection of this vital coral reef community so that the marine life which depend upon it can continue to thrive.