Avaaz.org - a 9-million-person global campaign network: Våra hav förstörs systematiskt och det är bråttom
14 september 2011 09:10
Dear friends,
Our oceans are being decimated -- deep-sea trawlers are
clear-cutting our ocean floors leaving vast wastelands. A crucial UN fisheries
meeting is happening in 48 hours -- and it could be the turning point in the
fight against senseless ocean destruction, but only if enough of us speak
out now. Sign and forward to everyone:
| Our oceans are being
systematically destroyed and we have 48 hours to raise the alarm. The
seafood industry uses long chains of heavy metal disks to drag nets across the
sea floor in search of fish, crushing everything in their path. This
bottom-trawling is like clear-cutting a forest to catch a parrot -- and only
our outcry can stop it.
In two days, UN policy-makers are meeting to
review the impacts of this deadly practice. Pacific island nations are
fighting to save the oceans and have appealed to Avaaz members to stand with
them. This is our chance to win -- if enough of us speak out now, it will
strengthen their hand against big fishing countries, and will embolden serious
players like the US and Australia, who have already banned bottom-trawling in
their waters, to push for protection everywhere.
Let's build an
urgent call to stop the senseless destruction of our oceans -- and delegates
will deliver our voices directly to the UN meeting. Sign now and help us
reach half a million voices in the next 48 hours:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_ocean_clear_cutting/?vl
Massive fishing trawlers systematically move from one deep-sea ecosystem
to another, crushing coral reefs, sucking up all living creatures and leaving
vast deserts behind them that won’t regenerate for hundreds of years. In a
single swoop, some boats are capable of clearing an area the size of 5000
football pitches. Canada, Russia and Spain lead the world in spreading this
destruction throughout our most diverse and precious waters.
Already,
major fishing nations have had 6 years to study the effects of bottom-trawling
and move towards more sustainable practices. Most have failed to live up to
their commitments to ocean protection and continue to direct huge subsidies --
over 162 million dollars a year -- to ocean clear-cuts.
This
week’s meeting is our moment to turn the tide on this destruction. An
international team of marine scientists recently called for a permanent end to
deep-sea fishing, and the EU Fisheries Commissioner has spoken out against
government subsidies to deep-sea trawlers. The momentum is growing, but it will
take a massive global outcry to turn the UN meeting into an important
accountability moment. Join the call to save our oceans, sign the petition
now, and forward to your friends:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_ocean_clear_cutting/?vl
Just
last year, Avaaz members provided crucial backing for the UK to create the
world’s largest marine reserve. We also helped thrust a meeting on whales into
the international spotlight, winning an extension on the global whaling ban.
When we work together, we really do make a difference in preserving our seas and
the rich diversity of our world’s creatures! Let’s stand together now with
Pacific nations and all ocean-defenders to usher in a new era of conservation
and protection.
With hope,
Stephanie, Iain, Antonia, Emma,
Ricken, Alice, Wissam and all the Avaaz team
More information:
Scientists call for an end to deep-sea trawling (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-call-for-end-to-deep-sea-fishing/2011/08/30/gIQApPJc7J_story.html
Deep-Sea
Fishing: Marine Scientists Call For Sustainable Alternatives (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/09/deep-sea-fishing-not-sustainable-marine-scientists-trawling_n_954508.html
Marine
Scientists: Ban Deep-Sea Fishing (Newser)
http://www.newser.com/story/127908/marine-scientists-ban-deep-sea-fishing.html
Deep
Sea Conservation Coalition
http://www.savethehighseas.org/
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