President Obama has just appointed New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg as Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce position controls decision-making for U.S. ocean wildlife - for example, endangered marine species and commercial and recreational fishing.
Senator Gregg has been a strong supporter of offshore aquaculture - the mass production of fish in huge floating cages in ocean waters. He consistently expresses support for an experimental facility in New Hampshire and pushes for federal funding for ocean fish farming projects.
Urge President Obama to ensure Gregg does not push to allow ocean fish farming in U.S. waters in his new role at the Department of Commerce! Doing so could threaten fishing and recreational activities, the marine environment and coastal communities.
We took action on “Ensure Nominee Protects Oceans, Wildlife and Communities”!
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1:37 pm PST, Feb 12,Jalyn Thomas, Ohio
why are we destroying the very things that makes us thrive
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1:26 pm PST, Feb 12,Jason Morrow, Illinois
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1:25 pm PST, Feb 12,Nikole McLane, Pennsylvania
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1:00 pm PST, Feb 12,Susan Stevens, New Hampshire
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12:57 pm PST, Feb 12,Tracy San Filipo, North Carolina
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12:53 pm PST, Feb 12,Kellie Noffsinger, California
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12:45 pm PST, Feb 12,Emily Chau, New Jersey
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12:20 pm PST, Feb 12,Elizabeth Farr, Mississippi
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12:05 pm PST, Feb 12,Gisel Rodriguez Vale, Puerto Rico
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11:48 am PST, Feb 12,Maria Bott, Florida
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11:37 am PST, Feb 12,L. Delapoer, California
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11:22 am PST, Feb 12,Judy Bissex, Texas
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11:02 am PST, Feb 12,Jessica Steen, Florida
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11:00 am PST, Feb 12,Melesa Kuehn, Indiana
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10:53 am PST, Feb 12,Name not displayed, New Jersey
I hope that fishing in the wild oceans will be reduced, too. I think it would be best if people learned that eating fish is unheathy for humans and wasteful.
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10:48 am PST, Feb 12,Marguerite Smukler, California
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10:44 am PST, Feb 12,Christina Petras, Nevada
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10:42 am PST, Feb 12,Melissa Conrad, Utah
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10:39 am PST, Feb 12,Harry and Jill Brownfield, Pennsylvania
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10:38 am PST, Feb 12,Hava Dennenberg, New Jersey
PLEASE SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THOSE WITHOUT A VOICE... BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
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10:25 am PST, Feb 12,Shannon Null, Pennsylvania
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9:54 am PST, Feb 12,Jill Drosin, Florida
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9:52 am PST, Feb 12,Jeanette Louis, Illinois
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9:49 am PST, Feb 12,Monica Sciarratta, California
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9:35 am PST, Feb 12,Pamelaanne Brooks, Maryland
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9:35 am PST, Feb 12,Becky Ott, Minnesota
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9:24 am PST, Feb 12,Martha Mccormick, Pennsylvania
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9:06 am PST, Feb 12,Rebecca Sinnett, Ohio
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8:52 am PST, Feb 12,Bridget Hopper, Kentucky
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8:42 am PST, Feb 12,Meshweida Carter, California
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8:38 am PST, Feb 12,Inessa Zherebnenko, California
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8:29 am PST, Feb 12,Lara Mahdessian, South Africa
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8:25 am PST, Feb 12,Anabella Valenzuela, California
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8:05 am PST, Feb 12,Linda Peck, Minnesota
Our oceans are complex ecosystems and are suffering greatly due to climate change, overfishing, etc. Instead of using them to create man-made fish farms we should instead be implementing policies based on ethics that help the natural systems survive and flourish.
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8:04 am PST, Feb 12,Leah Watson, Georgia
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7:39 am PST, Feb 12,EJ Campbell, Missouri
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7:32 am PST, Feb 12,Judith Cross, Indiana
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7:29 am PST, Feb 12,Name not displayed, California
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7:21 am PST, Feb 12,Alfred Dabrowski, Texas
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7:20 am PST, Feb 12,Name not displayed, Florida
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7:12 am PST, Feb 12,Linda Tomlinson, Tennessee
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6:55 am PST, Feb 12,Heather Shick, California
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6:23 am PST, Feb 12,Jason Turner, Virginia
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6:11 am PST, Feb 12,Dena Christine, North Carolina
We must grow all of our foods responsibly and this includes everything we take in for our nourishment. We must go towards sustainable growing and organic methods as well. Making sure that our oceans, earth, air and drinking water are not polluted helps all we harvest to be healthy and of the highest nutritional value possible. These measures give us better health as a result.
Thank you for your consideration of this along with everything else you are having to deal with.
