Target:Chairman Duane Harris, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Sponsored by:Pew Environment Group
Did you know U.S. South Atlantic waters have more dwindling fish populations than any other region in the nation?
Ten species are in critical need of protection -- from black, red and gag grouper that make up the popular fish sandwich to the Warsaw grouper, a gentle giant that can grow nearly eight feet long and weigh up to 440 pounds. Additionally, red snapper populations have plummeted to just 3 percent of 1945 levels, and although they can live up to 54 years, few are older than 10.
Regional fishery managers are currently working on important changes to fishing rules that would strengthen limits on the numbers of fish caught annually, prohibit fishing in some areas of the ocean where imperiled fish live and limit certain kinds of fishing so populations have time to replenish themselves.
You can help save these fish! Please send a letter to the chairman of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, asking for approval of the new rules to help end overfishing and preserve our ocean ecosystem for future generations.
We took action on “End Overfishing -- A Chance to Save 10 Species”!
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8:37 am PST, Nov 21,Jan Daymond, United Kingdom
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8:35 am PST, Nov 21,Sonja Stupel, Arizona
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8:34 am PST, Nov 21,Anahita Sarabhai, India
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8:33 am PST, Nov 21,Andrea Monsellato Monsellato, Italy
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8:32 am PST, Nov 21,Renee Wright, South Africa
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8:30 am PST, Nov 21,Terrie Williams, Texas
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8:29 am PST, Nov 21,Bill Both, Florida
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8:27 am PST, Nov 21,Jiri Stencl, Czech Republic
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8:27 am PST, Nov 21,Amy Liang, New York
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8:25 am PST, Nov 21,Carole Richmond, Washington
We need to eliminate all subsidies for commercial fishing, in addition to everything else. Governments must stop subsidizing bigger and better gear, which makes it easier to catch the last remaining fish.
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8:24 am PST, Nov 21,KAY HENDERSON, Florida
Let us think wisely.
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8:24 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, New Hampshire
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8:22 am PST, Nov 21,Walter Toporek, Iowa
this is critical
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8:22 am PST, Nov 21,Melissa Burham, Arizona
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8:19 am PST, Nov 21,Kris Cunningham, Nevada
Curbing the recreational overfishing, enforcing the restrictions, and educating the public on the depletion of the fish population might start our return to a healthy and necessary recovery.
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8:18 am PST, Nov 21,Angel Aguayo, North Carolina
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8:17 am PST, Nov 21,Rajani K, India
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8:17 am PST, Nov 21,Rozen Whitworth, United Kingdom
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8:16 am PST, Nov 21,Kevin Morrill, Georgia
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8:11 am PST, Nov 21,Elizabeth Bradley, Virginia
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8:09 am PST, Nov 21,Margarethe Cornwell, Kentucky
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8:04 am PST, Nov 21,Moertl Martha, Austria
I hope that rational reasoning is not beyond all leaders. There must be some who are not afraid of stopping decisions born only by greed of financial and economical lobbies.
