AR-News: NEW EU BY CATCH PETITION - please sign this petition to European Commissioners Fischler and Wallstrom

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Original: Nicole VERBIST [
nverbist at tiscalinet.be 
Verzonden: zaterdag 1 mei 2004 14:42
Aan: aa Nicole
Onderwerp: NEW; EU BY CATCH PETITION - please sign this petition to
European Commissioners Fischler and Wallstrom


Sign this petition 
http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=sign&pet=1052 
Discussion Forum for this petition
http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=messages&sub_id=1052 
View signatures 
http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=detail&pet=1052#sigs 


THE PETITION
For many years whales and dolphins have been washed up dead on European
coast-lines visible victims of industrialised fishing techniques. A
particularly poignant time are the winter months when dolphins become
victims of the pair-trawling industry which fishes for sea-bass in the
western approaches off the coast of Cornwall.

 It is estimated that the visible victims of all by catch founded
stranded
dead or alive are only 5% of the total causalities.

 Despite noises from the UK government and the European Parliament about
tackling the issue the deaths are on-going. However it is imperative
that if
this problem is tackled it be at a European level, as hosts of
pair-trawlers, trawlers ,gill-netters et al originate from the European
community.
 DESIRED OUTCOME
to reduce and end the entanglement and by catch mortality of whales and
dolphins by the fishing industry
 WHO WE NEED TO INFLUENCE
The policy makers;

 Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Fisheries and Margot Wallstrom ,
Commissioner for Environmment ;200 Rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels

 Everybody who signs it, often those who express a love of dolphins are
fish
eaters.
 HOW LONG WILL WE CAMPAIGN
Until the oceans are no longer blood red or the end of 2010

 "When whales and dolphins cry for their dead, the oceans are filled
with
tears"
WHO TO CONTACT
Cetacea Defence
PO BOX 78
SHAFTESBURY
DORSET
UK
cetaceadefenceuk at yahoo.co.uk 




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