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Support the Protection Plan for Stellwagen Marine Ecosystem

Target: Superintendent Craig MacDonald, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Sponsored by: Ocean River Institute

Located off the coast of Massachusetts, the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is home to a marvelous diversity of marine life, including whales, sea turtles, fish, birds and cold water coral. But the Stellwagen is under assault from multiple fronts: habitat damage from trawling and draggers, ship collisions, depletion of fish, pollution and global warming, just to name a few.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has proposed a Stellwagen Bank Management Plan. The proposal lays the foundation for restoring and protecting the sanctuary's ecosystem. It recommends actions that should be taken now, and some that should be considered in the near future, for this special place.

The Sanctuary Superintendent is accepting open comments on the proposal until August 4. The marine life in the area need your help! Add your support for the proposal during the open comment period.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000

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Dear Superintendent MacDonald,

The Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary has a marvelous diversity of marine life, including whales, sea turtles, fish, birds and cold water coral. The Stellwagen Bank Management Plan is a needed first step toward protecting and restoring this ecologically important area.

Located across the threshold to Boston Harbor where Massachusetts Bay meets the Gulf of Maine, Stellwagen Bank is under assault from multiple fronts: habitat damage from trawling and draggers, ship collisions and depletion of fish. Pollution comes in many forms to Stellwagen. Nutrient loading from rivers and shores can cause algal and red tide blooms. Most insidious are long-lived metals, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pesticides, and petrochemicals that bio-accumulate in animals and bio-magnify up the food pyramid. Invasive species displace indigenous animals.

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We signed the “Support the Protection Plan for Stellwagen Marine Ecosystem” petition!

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10:07 pm PDT, Sep 5, Steve Walworth, California
Sup, save something for your kids and grandkids.

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1:09 pm PDT, Sep 4, Tara West, Oregon

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9:28 am PDT, Sep 4, Jaime Cammarata, RD, Pennsylvania

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8:30 pm PDT, Sep 3, Sal Jimenez, California
A Native American saying goes like this: We belong to the Earth, the Earth does not belong to us

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7:22 pm PDT, Sep 3, Ana Corrales, Virginia

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6:34 pm PDT, Sep 1, Barbara Zimmerman, Florida

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11:01 am PDT, Sep 1, Karen Campbell, California

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11:29 pm PDT, Aug 31, Ann Turk, Florida

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9:09 pm PDT, Aug 31, Alyssa Pfaff, California

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6:29 pm PDT, Aug 31, Karen Mueller-Harder, Vermont

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12:58 pm PDT, Aug 31, John Love, Washington

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8:13 pm PDT, Aug 30, Cheryl Duffy, Ohio

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7:53 am PDT, Aug 30, Elizabeth Jarrell, Ohio

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11:46 am PDT, Aug 28, Name not displayed, Nevada

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7:47 am PDT, Aug 28, Gary Austin, California

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4:30 pm PDT, Aug 27, Lynn Ledgerwood, Washington
Why is that we must destroy every ecosystem on earth? God help us all.

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3:50 pm PDT, Aug 26, J. Roach, North Carolina

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2:13 am PDT, Aug 26, Meurillon B�atrice, France

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5:18 pm PDT, Aug 25, Michelle Brown, Virginia

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12:32 pm PDT, Aug 25, Mary Madden, Illinois

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8:32 am PDT, Aug 25, Ernest Pruitt, Maryland

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12:51 am PDT, Aug 25, Norah Lu, California

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7:33 pm PDT, Aug 24, Melaine Philpot, Kentucky

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12:12 pm PDT, Aug 24, Nadja Wallace, Florida

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7:30 am PDT, Aug 24, Margaret Pierson, Virginia
This area is vital so much marine life - it must be protected from human destruction.

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3:49 am PDT, Aug 24, GRANATA Charl�be, France

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2:31 pm PDT, Aug 23, Linda Brants, New York

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12:40 pm PDT, Aug 23, Name not displayed, Georgia

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6:56 am PDT, Aug 23, Scott Davis, South Carolina

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6:09 am PDT, Aug 23, Name not displayed, France
stop the massacre !!

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5:45 am PDT, Aug 23, Elmer Howard, Maine

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1:34 am PDT, Aug 23, Amanda Lamberti, California

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3:35 pm PDT, Aug 22, Brenda Vazquez, Massachusetts

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3:08 pm PDT, Aug 22, Karen Hussey, Maine

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2:19 pm PDT, Aug 22, LYNDA TAYLOR, Mississippi

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1:38 am PDT, Aug 22, Trina Patel, Idaho
The marine environment is too complex for us to destroy and then witness the negative repercussions. The Stellwagen Bank Management Plan will help in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

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6:55 pm PDT, Aug 21, Sue Seraphin, Massachusetts

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3:38 pm PDT, Aug 21, Melissa Rudolph, Illinois

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7:46 am PDT, Aug 21, Lou Spector, Virginia

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3:57 pm PDT, Aug 20, Colleen McGlone, Florida

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12:08 pm PDT, Aug 20, David Emery, Florida
I support the protection plan for stellwagen marine ecosystem,

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11:28 am PDT, Aug 20, Eliza Cornelle, Maine

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12:54 am PDT, Aug 20, Amber Huntoon, Arizona

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11:52 pm PDT, Aug 19, Lea Ann Rolla, Washington

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5:37 pm PDT, Aug 19, MELANIE RODRIGUEZ, California
we need to save these magnificent endangered creatures!! PLEASE do not pollute or do anything to harm them!!!' And that goes for ALL the animals in the ocean!!!!!

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3:59 pm PDT, Aug 19, Kristy Kelley, New York

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1:09 pm PDT, Aug 19, Joe Harrity, Minnesota

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12:10 pm PDT, Aug 19, Jerry Bresnahan, Illinois

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8:44 am PDT, Aug 19, Laura L., California

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7:51 am PDT, Aug 19, Pablo Fernandez, New York
The reason should be obvious... we need to mend what's broken.

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7:43 am PDT, Aug 19, Paul Johnson, Illinois

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11:00 pm PDT, Aug 18, Renee Dolney, Pennsylvania

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9:59 pm PDT, Aug 18, Carol Patton, California

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7:46 pm PDT, Aug 18, Olivia Sanchez, Michigan

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1:40 pm PDT, Aug 18, Jutta Vogelbacher, Indiana
As "dead zones" increase around the world in the ocean, we need to work extra hard to preserve more areas of it. Without a more intact ocean ecosystem we as a species can not survive.

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10:52 am PDT, Aug 18, Elizabeth De Guise, Michigan

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10:51 am PDT, Aug 18, Phyllis Henshaw, Nevada

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10:24 am PDT, Aug 18, Catherine Singelsether, Maryland

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5:18 pm PDT, Aug 17, Regan Olson, Oregon

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5:06 pm PDT, Aug 17, Christine Vance, New Hampshire

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3:49 pm PDT, Aug 17, Bruce Kosanovic, California
I live right on the coast of the great Pacific Ocean and one of the joys of my life is the semi-annual migration of whales. To endanger this species is criminal!

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3:19 pm PDT, Aug 17, Jessica Doherty, Kentucky

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11:09 am PDT, Aug 17, Ashley Mason, Rhode Island

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