Fwd: Save Drowning Turtles

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From: Tatiana Marshall, Oceana <wavemaker@oceana.org>
Date: 2011/7/28
Subject: Save Drowning Turtles

Dear Anne, Turtles are Drowning in the Gulf Trapped in shrimp nets, thousands upon thousands of endangered and threatened sea turtles are drowning in the Gulf each year. There are already regulations in place to prevent this sea turtle massacre, but the US government isn't enforcing the rules. We are only 3,000 away from our 25,000 signature goal and 24 hours away from our deadline – take action NOW to save thousands of sea turtles from drowning » Connect with Oceana Stay up to date with all things Oceana on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Victory! Court Rules in Oceana's Favor on Bycatch Commercial fisheries from the Carolinas to the Canadian border are now required to report the amount of bycatch, or untargeted marine life, they catch. Bycatch is one of the main problems facing our oceans, with tons of fish wasted each year, in addition to thousands of sharks, dolphins, turtles, and other animals injured or killed. Learn more about the collateral damage of fishing » Victory! Chile Passes Shark Fin Ban Earlier this month, Chile joined a growing list of countries to pass shark finning regulations. Since sharks don't respect international boundaries, this is a huge step forward for worldwide shark conservation. Read more about this great victory » Oceana Uncovers Dangerous Mercury Levels in Fish After three years of relentless pressure from Oceana, Spain has finally publically released the results of a 2003 study that documents high mercury rates in several fish. The report had been suppressed for fears of the negative effect on the fishing industry, regardless of the public health concerns for pregnant women and young children. Read more about Oceana's public health fight » Oceana Text Alerts Want to get your ocean news on the go? Sign up for Oceana text alerts and you'll get updates on breaking ocean stories, actions to save ocean animals, and more. Standard message and data rates apply. Text JOIN to 50555 to sign up for text alerts

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Att.,
Anne Brito

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