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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>,
Cyberculture <cyberculture@zacha.org>
Subject: Sea Shepherd E-News - Kicking Off Operation Blue Rage (fwd)
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 01:02:42 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 19:26:23 From: Captain Paul Watson <captainwatson@seashepherd.org> To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: Sea Shepherd E-News - Kicking Off Operation Blue Rage You are receiving this email from Sea Shepherd Conservation Society because you have subscribed to receive it or are receiving it as a benefit. To ensure that you continue to receive emails from us, add captainwatson@seashepherd.org to your address book today. If you haven't done so already, click to confirm your interest in receiving email campaigns from us. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. Sea Shepherd Sea Shepherd E-Newsletter Defending Ocean Wildlife Worldwide May 6, 2010 Dear Alan, After returning from four months of successfully obstructing illegal Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, the Steve Irwin has headed back to sea again to finish the voyage halfway around the globe to the Mediterranean where we will go head-to-head with the meanest and toughest bluefin tuna poachers on the planet! In this edition of the Sea Shepherd E-News, I have details about our newest campaign, Operation Blue Rage, as well as information about additional efforts being made in the Galapagos to raise awareness for the sharks, and a surprising story about Japan's most recent move to try to keep Sea Shepherd from returning to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary at the end of this year to intervene against their illegal operations yet again. With your ongoing help we continue to make a difference. Operation Blue Rage: 2010 Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Defense Campaign Operation Blue Rage aims to stop a variety of criminal activities leading to the extinction of bluefin tuna. The species currently faces illegal poaching and extreme overfishing. Populations have fallen by at least 85% since the industrial fishing era began. In response, as the bluefin tuna's last defense, Sea Shepherd will actively enforce conservation laws by opposing the poaching currently threatening the species in the Mediterranean during Operation Blue Rage. Operation Blue Rage The Steve Irwin is en route across the Atlantic Ocean as you read this. Sea Shepherd is determined to curb the decline of the bluefin tuna, because extinction is forever. Sea Shepherd Galapagos Local Shark Awareness Outreach With a full page article in the local newspaper el Colono, Sea Shepherd Galapagos has started a six-month project to raise awareness among the local island inhabitants regarding the need for the protection of sharks. Credit: el Colono Sea Shepherd Galapagos shark defense efforts featured in el Colono During the project, Sea Shepherd Galapagos will post ongoing advertisements in the local newspaper and present daily messages on the local radio station. These efforts will aim to inform the local community about the importance of sharks and just how cruel the act of shark finning really is. (more) Operation No Compromise: Defending the Sanctuary Unless a quota of zero whale kills is established, Sea Shepherd ships and crew will return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in December 2010 to once again intervene against illegal Japanese whaling activities. We reject the compromise being brokered by nations like New Zealand and the United States with Japan. Sea Shepherd's next campaign will be called Operation No Compromise in recognition of our rejection of the compromise deal on the table before the International Whaling Commission. (more) Credit: Glenn Lockitch Bob Barker and Nishin Maru ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ We have the ships. We have a crew armed with compassion, an optimistic courage to take action, the experience to make a difference, and the resolve to take on great and formidable odds to defend the rights of species to survive and our oceans to thrive. Please continue to stand with us in these turbulent times. Your support is our lifeblood. Thank-you! 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