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11 CRITICAL OCEAN ISSUES
SeaKeepers has released a major new report: "11 Critical
Ocean Issues, with Action Items for Concerned Citizens".
In announcing the report to the members, CEO John Englander
states:
There are a number of ocean issues that are becoming critical.
In spite of the findings of the US Commission on Ocean Policy
which delivered its findings to the White House and the Congress
in September 2004, the funding for the recommended changes has
actually diminished. We have identified the need for a broad
agenda to arrest the decline in our fisheries, water quality
for recreation, coral reefs, and general marine ecosystem. What
is at stake is nothing less than the health of the oceans for
future generations.
We feel there are too many splintered groups and efforts.
We need a cross cutting platform and must include ways that
any individual citizen or group can make a difference. We
now offer this 35-page document to our members, to other
concerned marine environmental organizations, and to the
public as a common platform from which to work. We invite
input and suggestions for improvement to this first edition
published in January 2006. The initial reviews by
prominent ocean authorities has been very gratifying. To
download a pdf file of "11 Critical Issues" please click
here.
For other downloads:
• Reaching
political leaders Guide
• Draft
Letter to Political Leaders
• Action
Plan Worksheets
SeaKeepers helps focus attention on the efforts needed to
restore the seas with its publication of “11 Critical
Ocean Issues: With Action Items for Concerned Citizens.”
This 35-page document is available as a PDF Download above
and is also available for $10 donation, including postage
and handling. Please email requests to info@seakeepers.org
or call 954-766-7100 ext 114.
For more ways to spread the word, click
here.
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