Protecting Sea Sponges & Corals
Public Comment Period for Protecting Sea Sponges & Corals
Comments here: http://www.care2.com/go/z/15742
This is an exciting moment! Care2's partner Oceana has been vigorously defending deep-sea corals from the destructive fishing practice known as "bottom trawling," and their hard work has reached a critical moment! They petitioned the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to put regulations in place protecting corals and sponges from bottom trawling, and NMFS opened the issue up for public comment.
This is your chance to tell NMFS that protecting fragile, ancient coral and sponge habitats is important to you! Like clear-cutting of old growth forests, bottom trawling fishing vessels cause extensive damage to deepwater coral habitat, potentially causing long-term changes to the entire marine ecosystem.
The comment period ends August 13, 2004, so don't wait!
Tell the Director of NMFS' Office of Habitat Conservation to support Oceana's petiton and protect corals and sponges from bottom trawling!
Send your comment: http://www.care2.com/go/z/15742
Comments here: http://www.care2.com/go/z/15742
This is an exciting moment! Care2's partner Oceana has been vigorously defending deep-sea corals from the destructive fishing practice known as "bottom trawling," and their hard work has reached a critical moment! They petitioned the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to put regulations in place protecting corals and sponges from bottom trawling, and NMFS opened the issue up for public comment.
This is your chance to tell NMFS that protecting fragile, ancient coral and sponge habitats is important to you! Like clear-cutting of old growth forests, bottom trawling fishing vessels cause extensive damage to deepwater coral habitat, potentially causing long-term changes to the entire marine ecosystem.
The comment period ends August 13, 2004, so don't wait!
Tell the Director of NMFS' Office of Habitat Conservation to support Oceana's petiton and protect corals and sponges from bottom trawling!
Send your comment: http://www.care2.com/go/z/15742
Starmail - 15. Jul, 13:36
