Pétition  Contre les prises accessoires de dauphins

Coup de filet mortel : les prises accessoires de dauphins dans les filets tirés par deux bateaux (chaluts-boeuf pélagiques) dans la Manche atteignent des niveaux inacceptables. Message au Commissaire Européen.
Si ce type de pêcherie destructive se poursuit pour la pêche au bar,les dauphins pourraient disparaître de la Manche. Il est urgent que la Commission européenne et le gouvernement français adoptent des mesures pour protéger ces espèces symboliques de la vie des Océans.

Envoyez un message à Joe Borg, Commissaire européen chargé de la pêche, afin de lui demander de reconsidérer de toute urgence son rejet d'une interdiction de la pêche au bar au chalut-boeuf pélagique dans la Manche.

Protect Our Oceans from Overfishing

Dear Dr. William T. Hogarth,
Director of NOAA Fisheries

Our oceans are a precious resource, and a legacy that must be preserved for future generations. Recent research has revealed a precipitous decline in the health of ocean ecosystems, and one major factor in this decline is overfishing.

The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission report both identified overfishing as a problem facing our oceans.

Yet you are now proposing to weaken and undercut ocean protections, through harmful revisions to National Standard 1 and overfishing provisions in the Magnuson- Stevens Act.

I strongly oppose these efforts.

Once a fish population is scientifically identified as depleted, overfishing should stop immediately. National Standard 1 serves as the guideline for what is considered to be "overfishing," and sets limits to protect our oceans. It is imperative that it remain strong.

Your proposal to weaken National Standard 1 by replacing hard limits and timelines with mere guidelines offers no guarantee of protection. Instead of this misguided revision, I urge you to keep National Standard 1 as it is currently written.

Furthermore, the ten-year rebuilding requirement should not be changed. This requirement ensures that stocks that are overfished already will rebuild to sustainable fishing levels for future generations.

Please consider this an official comment.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]