I am starting this petition to stop fishing in the Ross Sea. In 1996 a single fishing vessel from New Zealand started fishing in the Ross Sea. This led to ships from over 20 different countries to start fishing here. The fishery is now removing around 3,000 tonnes of tooth fish from the Ross Sea every year. The tooth fish are then sold as Chilean sea bass at high end restaurants all around the world. The fishery is unintentionally destroying the natural food web. The Ross Sea is also being used by scientists to study the marine life here. By removing large amounts of tooth fish, the scientists cannot record proper data and study the ecosystem properly, because it is being tainted by human presence.
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April 9, 2018
I am truly stunned by the momentum this has gained lately. This movement belongs entirely to the people who took the time to read and pass this along.
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Stop the overfishing now before there is nothing left for our kids to see. seriously stop eating the sea bass its not worth it.
Please don't sign the petition more than once because I want to do this legitimately and actually get 1,000 people's signatures. Thank you for all the support though.
good luck hope you get there
Good luck Suri ;)
Hi
good luck saving nemo lollipops :)
Good Luck....
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I am starting this petition to stop fishing in the Ross Sea. In 1996 a single fishing vessel from New Zealand started fishing in the Ross Sea. This led to ships from over 20 different countries to start fishing here. The fishery is now removing around 3,000 tonnes of tooth fish from the Ross Sea every year. The tooth fish are then sold as Chilean sea bass at high end restaurants all around the world. The fishery is unintentionally destroying the natural food web. The Ross Sea is also being used by scientists to study the marine life here. By removing large amounts of tooth fish, the scientists cannot record proper data and study the ecosystem properly, because it is being tainted by human presence.
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April 9, 2018
I am truly stunned by the momentum this has gained lately. This movement belongs entirely to the people who took the time to read and pass this along.
17 Comments
this is so sad :( keep the ross sea wild
Stop the overfishing now before there is nothing left for our kids to see. seriously stop eating the sea bass its not worth it.
Please don't sign the petition more than once because I want to do this legitimately and actually get 1,000 people's signatures. Thank you for all the support though.
good luck hope you get there
Good luck Suri ;)
Hi
good luck saving nemo lollipops :)
Good Luck....
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this is so sad :( keep the ross sea wild