Pacific Ocean fish species are in peril! Act now to protect our oceans!

Over-fishing is transforming our ocean bottom from a thriving ecosystem into a barren wasteland.  Species that once thrived off the Pacific coast like Yellowfin tuna and Pacific Whiting have dwindled to a fraction of their original populations.

When fish stocks fall, it has profoundly negative effects on the rest of the ocean’s animals like whales, dolphins, sea turtles and other fish. And when we deplete stocks past the point of recovery, we risk losing important fish species and the jobs that go with them.

The powerful fishing industries are pushing hard to maintain weak rules.  We need to make sure that standards are put in place that will be conservation-minded and based on independent scientific research.  And if these standards are broken, we need to make sure fishery managers and the fishing industry will be held responsible.

Act now to protect our oceans by urging the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service to enact strong protections against over-fishing.

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Letter	Dear Dr. James Balsiger, Everyday we hear about more threats to our oceans and the animals that live there. Time is short for fish, whales, dolphins and turtles that are threatened by overfishing, pollution, and habitat loss. Your Agency has the critical role to play in stopping powerful fishing interests from emptying our seas of life. I urge you to enact strong regulations to prevent overfishing, to leave enough fish in the sea to keep our oceans in balance, and to hold industry and managers accountable when overfishing happens. In addition, preserve strong environmental reviews of fishery management decisions so that the public has complete information about the impacts of these actions and a chance to comment on them. Thank you,
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E-mail Your Badlands Comments To Senator Wyden

Thank you for taking action to protect the Badlands Wilderness!  

Please complete the form below and write a quick message to Senator Ron Wyden telling him why you think protecting Badlands Wilderness is important to our community.  Some ideas are:

• Recreation (i.e. camping, hiking, hunting, or bird watching)

• Scenic beauty, open spaces

• So that future generations will be able to enjoy our high desert

• Quality of life for Central Oregonians

• Solitude, escape from everyday life

• Education, learning about the high desert

• Cultural resources such as ancient pictographs

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Support Marine Reserves

Oregon has a long legacy of protecting our coast with protected state parks and other on-shore areas, and now OSPIRG and Environment Oregon are working to protect Oregon's ocean as well. 

The Oregon Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) is considering the establishment off a network of marine reserves of Oregon’s coast.  Marine reserves are a scientifically proven management tool to help restore the health of our ocean and protect it for future generations of Oregonians. 

Please fill out the form below to send your message to OPAC, urging them to establish marine reserves to protect Oregon's coast.

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Letter	Dear Ocean Policy Advisory Council, I support the establishment of a network of marine reserves in Oregon's ocean. We need to ensure that our oceans will thrive for future generations to enjoy. Sincerely,
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