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Save Humpback Whales! Reduce Demand for Shrimp

Sponsored by: Wildlife Conservation Society

Every year, about 7,000 humpback whales migrate to the coastal waters of Antongil Bay in northeastern Madagascar to breed and calve.

At the same time, large trawling boats in the bay use huge nets to sift through the sea and catch fish and other marine life. Those that target shrimp for export are particularly detrimental to the area because of their impact on the sea floor and their high level of "bycatch," the fish, turtles and marine mammals that get caught in trawlers' nets. There are often five times as many of these "bystander" victims as there are shrimp in each haul.

These and other largely unregulated operations represent a growing threat to Antongil Bay's wildlife--including the humpback whales who migrate there to calve.

How can you help humpback whales and all of the marine life that visit and live in Antongil Bay? Choose to not eat shrimp that often, or eliminate it from your diet altogether. Take the pledge today!

The Pledge:

I pledge to make a difference for humpback whales by reducing the amount of shrimp I eat or by eliminating shrimp from my diet.

By not eating shrimp, you'll lessen the worldwide demand for this product and help reduce damaging and unsustainable fishing practices. This, in turn, will make Antongil Bay, and other important marine ecosystems, more hospitable for whales and all marine life.

Note: If you already do not eat shrimp, pledge to share this action with at least one person and ask them to help us protect ocean wildlife too!

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We signed the “Save Humpback Whales! Reduce Demand for Shrimp” Pledge:

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8:14 am PST, Nov 21, Annie Bertrand, France

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5:24 am PST, Nov 21, Anne Holmberg, Denmark

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10:29 pm PST, Nov 20, Soo Thacker, Alaska
Every year, about 7,000 humpback whales migrate to the coastal waters of Antongil Bay in northeastern Madagascar to breed and calve.

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9:20 pm PST, Nov 20, Hilary Simonette, Ohio
This is yet another example of human greed and apathy toward other creatures becoming extremely detrimental to a majestic species. We must change the way things are done before it's too late to undo the damage!

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5:59 pm PST, Nov 20, Daniel Plane, Wisconsin

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3:33 pm PST, Nov 20, Laura Poskus, Illinois

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11:14 am PST, Nov 20, Carmen Rosas, Mexico

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7:38 am PST, Nov 20, Stephen Weatherby, Georgia

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7:37 pm PST, Nov 19, Brande Pickerel, Washington

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6:43 pm PST, Nov 17, Ashley Scott, North Carolina

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4:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Ellie Shain, California

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12:43 pm PST, Nov 17, Ramona Wiley, California

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11:50 am PST, Nov 16, Susan Langhi, Tennessee
I don't eat shrimp or any shell-fish ... it's not difficult and don't miss it. It's not good for you anyway...scavangers of ocean! Save the whales along with us by such a simple step!

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8:46 am PST, Nov 16, Steven Rocha, Washington

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3:13 pm PST, Nov 15, Susann Balk, Michigan

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11:58 am PST, Nov 15, Lynn Anderson, Utah
I feel vegetarian is good enough for now. Someday I hope I can become vegan.

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7:13 am PST, Nov 15, Michele Truell, Nevada

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1:53 pm PST, Nov 14, Alejandro Procopio, California

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10:36 am PST, Nov 14, Yael Veenstra, Netherlands

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8:45 am PST, Nov 14, Gili Kahana, Israel

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8:41 am PST, Nov 14, Vic Atkin, United Kingdom

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1:24 pm PST, Nov 13, Amanda Rice, Massachusetts

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1:01 pm PST, Nov 13, Milla Öst, Sweden

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12:58 pm PST, Nov 13, Gaye Gamble, California

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9:24 am PST, Nov 13, Theresia Cronan, California
I don't eat shrimp. I haven't since I was 15 years old. I'm a vegan, like a lot of people on here. I think eating animals is disgusting. Why would you want to eat a shrimp? It's so unnatural! Do you think Bonobos go out and fish for shrimp? No. They get their nutrients from plant material, like humans should.

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9:19 am PST, Nov 13, Kate Sadler, Ohio

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5:51 am PST, Nov 13, Jenny Oestli, Norway

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4:13 am PST, Nov 13, Allyson Sites, Indiana
I am a vegan. I don't eat shrimp. No animal ever has to die just to sit and rot in my stomach. I strongly believe that it is wrong and unnatural for humans to eat animal products of any kind. Where do you think heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, stroke, heart attack, impotence, and Alzheimer's comes from!?! Animal products.

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12:47 pm PST, Nov 12, Chris Mahoney, North Carolina

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10:36 pm PST, Nov 11, Robin Loewen, California

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3:28 pm PST, Nov 11, Janis Totham-Davies, Maryland
I don't eat shrimp, never have. I am vegetarian and eat no meat or fish. Whales especially humpback whales have had centuries of persecution by man, now we are killing them as "bycatch". There is no need to eat shrimp at all, the price that other marine life are paying is far too high. Think before you buy and eat.

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10:28 pm PST, Nov 10, Christiane Henker, Germany

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10:54 am PST, Nov 10, Lynn Ledgerwood, Washington
I will stop eating shrimp to save these majestic creatures -- we must take immediate action before it is too late.

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3:53 am PST, Nov 10, Neal Jeffries, Florida

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3:33 am PST, Nov 10, Nicola Fernando, Sri Lanka

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1:37 pm PST, Nov 9, Sherwood Dunlop, Colorado

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12:22 pm PST, Nov 9, Michael Cuadra, California

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12:18 pm PST, Nov 9, Tobbi Kyle, Nevada

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11:35 am PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, California

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11:31 am PST, Nov 9, Ellen Taraskiewicz, Michigan

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9:53 am PST, Nov 9, Jean Kozel, Pennsylvania

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10:47 pm PST, Nov 8, Maya Puerta, France

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4:01 pm PST, Nov 8, Pat Arman, Canada

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1:15 pm PST, Nov 8, Rae Miller, Wisconsin

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10:07 am PST, Nov 8, MICHELLE SHENTON, Michigan

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9:59 pm PST, Nov 7, Germain Puerta, France

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9:27 pm PST, Nov 7, Andrée Hussard, France

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2:13 pm PST, Nov 7, Name not displayed, Missouri

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6:15 am PST, Nov 7, Jocelyne HUTH, France

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12:27 am PST, Nov 7, Severine Stockling,, France

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10:46 pm PST, Nov 6, Michelle Stauch, California

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7:25 pm PST, Nov 6, Henry Lowry, Illinois
Must we kill everything due to our greed, ignorance, arrogance, ego, and, the result of all the above: overbreeding? Homo sapiens is currently suicidal. Before we "off" ourselves, the least we can do is not kill all Life on Earth. WE NO LONGER EAT ANY SHRIMP.

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