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I saw a documentary on Ice Whales

Planet 3 Italia has been given the duty by
Jean-Michel Cousteau to raise funds from the conception, design and production of responsibly manufactured products with intelligence and thought in every aspect of the product.
We believe that it is time to set examples and not only use words to comunicate our mission.
As Planet 3 our goal is to set an example to other manufactueres and consumers, demonstrating that is possible to create, distribute amd sell quality desirable products that are not damaging to the enviroment and raise money for the eniromental programs of Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society

Please contact puri at planet3 Italia for more infomation
puri.planet3@gmail.com

A new Shark Fishing Regulation (NOM-029) for The Sea of Cortez went into effect on May 16, 2007.

This regulation opens Baja's 50 mile restricted zone to commercial longline fishing,
and permits the longline fleet to keep sport and reef fish as "by-
catch".  There are real problems with this regulation, starting with a
complete lack of a comprehensive environmental impact study.

The new NOM-029 Shark Fishing Regulation could have a devastating
effect on The Sea of Cortez.  This new regulation could
adversely affect our fish populations, the influx of tourism and the
overall quality of life in our community.  Please take the time to
read the information below.

The following is reprinted from http://www.seawatch.org/:

"NOM-029-PESCA-2006 Took Effect May 16. This new regulation was
promoted as a way to protect Shark and Ray populations from
overfishing. Instead, it permits thousands of longline fishing boats
inside parts of the Sea of Cortez that are now supposed to be
protected from commercial take.

NOM-029 was originally touted as a way to reduce the overfishing of
sharks and rays in Mexican waters. This deeply flawed regulation was
rejected by the last 2 Mexican Presidencies, but strongly supported by
commercial fishing interests.

NOM-029 will change current fishery law in ways that will have
profound effects on sharks, rays and other fish populations. Several
sections of the regulation will act as "Trojan Horses" to reverse the
intended effects of this new regulation."

The following is reprinted from a press release found on the Sea Watch
website:

"NOM-029 does not restrict by-catch, allowing all "incidental" by-
catch to be kept. By-catch runs about 60 to 80%. According to the INP
National Report in 1999 two longliners out of Magdalena Bay killed
11,743 striped marlin in 9 months. This comprised 77.5% of the total
catch. Panga longliners with shark permits from Manzanillo kill 80%
sailfish, according to INP senate testimony, and sell 150 to 200 tons
every month, according to Profepa."

The entire press release can be found in PDF format here:
http://www.seawatch.org/mail_campaign/norma_press_release.pdf

There is a movement to have NOM-029 suspended.  Please do what you can
to stop the implementation of NOM-029 until biologists can properly
assess the effects of these dramatic changes.  Take a moment to send
an e-mail note to your Mexican representatives to request a moratorium
on this profoundly destructive action.

Sea Watch has provided a simple form to send an email to many of these
representatives:
http://www.seawatch.org/mail_campaign/norma_letter.php

If you know of any additional organizations that are working to
suspend NOM-029 please share this information with our group.  Thank
you for your time.

Take care,
Clint

It's been a while but I'm back and wondering, "What the hell is going on"!!!

humbleness to nature
restrictiveness to wants
respect for life
and lastly, be disciplined by conscience

     I have worked very hard to contribute and make a difference and every now and then my efforts pay off...  At least I think they do.....

Hi,

What a great site and organization, just wanted to say 'hello' and intoduce myself, looking forward to being part of this group of advocates and hope I can make a valuable contribution from my part of the big blue.

You live your life for those special moments and then they happen!!

        Take a guess
Which of these thing shouldn't you do with balloons?
(A) Celebrate a birthday
(B) Decorate at a carnival
(C) Feed them to whales

The answer is (C) but we do it helium balloons float to the ocean and get swallowed by whales!

Helium balloons! Big, bouncing bobing...Oop! One got away. There it goes, into the sky,getting smaller and smaller...until it's just a speck. Then you blink and it's gone.
Where do helium balloons go?
Off into out space?
Not quite.
Actually, when they lose their hellium,they come back to Earth and that can be a problem for birds and other animals.

DID YOU KNOW

O When a helium balloons are released, they are often blown by the wind into the ocean. Even if the sea is hundreds of miles away, ballons can still land there.

O The salt water in the ocean washes off a balloons's color, making it look clear.

O Sometimes sea creatures think balloons are food and eat them.

O Sea turtles, for example, eat jellyfish-which look and wiggle just like a clear balloon. if a turtle makes a mistake and eats a balloon. the balloon can block its stomach. So the turtle starves to death.

O Another hazard: Silver metallic balloons made out of Mylar sometimes escape from people's hands and get caught in power lines. Then they cause the power to go out for many people.
 

After nearly 48 hours of travel and changing time zones 12 times, the fun was about to begin!!!!!!