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URGENT! Urge India Not to Expand Its Longline Fleet-

robert ovetz

robert ovetz

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:31 AM

[eTurtle Alerts] URGENT! Urge India Not to Expand Its Longline Fleet

 

 

URGENT!

 

India is planning to heavily subsidize the conversion to or production of

150-200 large scale longline vessels and introduce intermediate sized longline

vessels in Indian waters. This will put endangered sea turtles, sharks and

seabirds as well as billfish at further risk of extinction and threaten local

small scale fishing communities.

 

Please send a letter to the Minister for Agriculture urging him to reverse his

decision at:

 

http://www.seaturtles.org/actionalertdetails.cfm?actionAlertID=94

 

While an email letter is good, a fax, mailed letter or even phone call is

better.

 

Thank you for your help,

 

Robert Ovetz

 

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Robert Ovetz, Ph.D.

Save the Leatherback Campaign Coordinator

Sea Turtle Restoration Project

PO Box 400

Forest Knolls, CA 94933

USA

 

+1 415 488 0370 ext. 106

+1 415 488 0372 (fax)

www.seaturtles.org

 

 

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http://www.savetheleatherback.com

 

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