Save Our Environment Action Alerts

11/20/07
Stop Overfishing
Last year Congress passed a new version of the nation's fishery management law to put an end to decades of overfishing in our oceans. The new law requires fishery managers to follow the recommendations of scientists on how much fish can be caught on a sustainable basis.
Click here to act today and help make sure the Bush administration follows the requirements of the new law!
Right now, under pressure from a few members of Congress and small numbers of fishermen, the National Marine Fisheries Service is about to approve a fishing plan for summer flounder (also known as fluke) that would let fishermen catch 25% more fish than the scientists say is sustainable.
This would violate the new law. But that's not surprising, since the fishery managers have allowed overfishing on summer flounder for 20 years.
This is one of the first rules of the new law that are being reviewed and the administration needs to know that YOU are paying attention.
Please urge the Bush administration to follow the requirements of the new law and stop overfishing summer flounder.
If this plan moves forward, a terrible precedent will be set. From here it is a slippery slope that could result in overfishing many other fish populations, hurting marine mammals, and causing habitat destruction.
Please make your voice heard on this important issue.
Click here now to the tell the Administration to stop destructive overfishing of summer flounder and obey the new ocean fishing law!
Thank you for all your hard work.
Sincerely,
Julie WatermanCampaign Director, SaveOurEnvironment.orginfo@saveourenvironment.org