Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:56 am
"Stretching from Cape Leeuwin in South Western Australia to Fraser Island off the Queensland coast, the 'Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery' is one of the most unsustainable fisheries in Australia.

This is a fishery that catches over 700 fur seals each year as bycatch. It also catches our precious and threatened sea lions, albatrosses and dolphins.

This is a fishery that bottom trawls our deep sea, destroying fragile habitats as it goes.

This is a fishery that has recently increased its quotas for vulnerable species of concern.

Now is the time for us to make a stand. Please TAKE ACTION NOW.

Submissions on this destructive fishery are due 5pm (AEST) 11 November 2009. "

Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:02 am
Thank you for your support
Your commitment to protecting Australian marine wildlife is appreciated.

It is so done...

Big Gorilly hugs

Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:21 am
I signed this one twice I think signed again!
Thanks Elena

Friday November 6, 2009, 8:08 am
Signed and noted Thanks Elena

Friday November 6, 2009, 8:11 am
Thank you all very much. Greatly appreciated. *greenstars*

Saturday November 7, 2009, 5:09 pm
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What is sustainable seafood?
Put simply, 'sustainable seafood' is fish or shellfish that reaches our plates with minimal impact upon fish populations or the wider marine environment.

Globally, we still have some way to go in achieving sustainable fisheries. Overfishing has pushed three quarters of the world's fish stocks to the edge of collapse. Unwanted fisheries 'bycatch' incidentally kills hundreds of millions of animals every year, including corals, turtles, dolphins and seabirds.

Fortunately, there is now growing demand for sustainable seafood - seafood caught or farmed responsibly, at fishing levels that allow fish stocks to maintain their populations and without jeopardising the ecosystem in which they live.

Sustainable seafood can be wild caught or farmed in aquaculture. For wild caught fish, sustainable seafood is generally sourced from fast growing, highly productive species that are caught by methods which don't damage ocean habitats or catch large volumes of non-target species. Sustainable farmed seafood is usually grown in small closed aquaculture systems that neither destroy coastal habitats or depend on wild caught fisheries as feed.

Very few fisheries are actually certified as sustainable throughout the world. The uncomfortable truth is that fishing is taking a huge toll on our oceans. Our global marine wildlife is under pressure from overfishing, destructive fishing gear and poor aquaculture practices. Not only are modern fisheries removing many of the fish from the sea, but non-target marine wildlife and ocean habitats are being destroyed in the process.

Thankfully, consumer demand for sustainable, environmentally friendly fish products is beginning to create momentum for a change in the way our fisheries and managed and caught.

Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide helps you take the first steps on the journey of discovering sustainable seafood.

Sunday November 29, 2009, 5:37 am
Seen it a little late, but it still let me send the letter. Thanks.