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Dolphin-Human Interaction >Freedom to be with Dolphins is being challenged If you love dolphins and want to continue to have the freedom to be with them, please read on and send letters immediately. Share with all your friends...Thank you!
The National Marine Fisheries Services, (NMFS) a federal office under the
Dept. of Commerce, and their sub-division, NOAA, is preparing
regulations that will make it ILLEGAL for humans to be with
free ocean swimming Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins. That is unless
YOU say something about it.
NOAA is currently accepting letters and emails to their special box for the
“Scoping Period” of this process. All letters and emails must be received by 24 November, 2006.
ANYONE can write and SEND letters, from anywhere in the world.
Please pass this on to your friends, email lists amd groups by
copying and pasting the "text of the email" ONLY, (minus any email addresses).
Please DON'T click the Forward button to pass it on, which sends out email
address (visible to all) of whomever sent it to you.
Their current position as stated, is to treat the Spinner dolphins
as an endangered species that will require a total separation from
humans of a least 50 yards. If we say nothing, they assume that no
one really cares if human-dolphin contact in the open ocean is
OUTLAWED or not. We MUST say otherwise if we are to retain the right
to do so without threat of fine or imprisonment.
We have until 24 NOVEMBER, 2006 to submit LETTERS and/or emails to the following:
And/or send letter to:
Please send actual LETTERS. They have a more powerful effect.
In the letter you may simply state that you are in favor of sustaining
Human-Dolphin contact with Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins along with
publicized guidelines for the safe and healthy interaction for both dolphins
and humans. You may also suggest that complete EIS (Environmental Impact
(Statement) evidence that actually proves a rise in mortality rates should
be done before any regulations can be made. You may write more than one
letter, as each stamped envelope counts as at least 10 votes in government
terms. I've heard it said that one actual letter counts for 100 votes.
ANYONE can write and SEND letters, from anywhere in the world.
If you love dolphins and want to have the freedom to swim in the ocean
when they are around, NOW is the time to write and send letters and emails
to the above addresses. You can send as many letters as you want.
Please make sure others know this. Letters must be received by 24 November, 2006.
Lanny Sinkin, the “Whale Attorney,” suggested to some of us in a
recent meeting, that if we show a “united front” of hundreds and thousands
of people in favor of human-dolphin interaction here in Hawaii to NOAA, they
will take note in this evaluation stage. This is the most important time to
get your message to them or face enforceable regulation very soon!
Let's not let that happen!! You don't need to be from Hawaii to send a
letter or email. And have everyone on your mailing lists do the same.
If you have a personal story of your positive interaction with the
Hawaiian Spinner dolphins, a brief description would be highly affective.
But, even a few lines on a page with your name and address will be
verification enough to make the point to NOAA.
We will be doing more to organize an effort to save our right to be with the
Spinners and any comments or contributions you wish to make will be well
received. I will keep you posted as things develop.
This is our opportunity to unite in our belief that human-cetacean
contact is of value and should be continued. We all have our personal
reasons for this belief, but we can all agree it is meaningful and even
important to maintain.
Thanks for your attention in the important matter. Do it TODAY!
Be Well and Swim Free,
~~ Aloha ~~
Capt. Douglas "Dolphinus" Webster www.cetacean-nation.com
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The mere testing of high-intensity Navy sonar in mid-frequency range caused a mass stranding
of whales in the Bahamas. Whales from at least three different species died, their inner ears
bleeding from the explosive power of the sonar signal. Please help these beautiful allies to humans by reading on and taking action. Thank you!
Note the "Dates" on the alerts below. Even if it's not a recent alert, there is valuable
information along with links that lead to updated information and other sites...
a.. Reaffirm amendments approved last year during budget hearings that exempt the
U.S. Navy from major provisions of the MMPA, which will lead to renewed use of
underwater active sonars, underwater explosions, and ship-strikes that kill marine
mammals without any mitigation;
b.. Allow major industries such offshore oil companies to also benefit from some of
these same
military exemptions; and
c.. Throw out the overall MMPA goal of zero mortality for marine mammals and substitute
financial feasibility for reduced killing of marine mammals.
Please send a letter, or a fax, or call the following members of the House of
Representatives.
Tell them you OPPOSE the proposed amendments to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act and that you want the House to drop consideration of these
new, weakening amendments, proposed by the Resources Committee.
Representative J. Dennis Hastert
Representative Wayne Gilchrest, Chairman
Your Own Representative: Representative _______________
June, 2003 Immediate Attention!
Make an Emergency Contribution:
http://www.nrdc.org/joinGive/join/lfa2.asp
April, 2003 Please read:
Read below or click here
Many marine animals have beached themselves, as well as other marine life. Please read and help!
Through the sites below
you can help these beautiful creatures.
Please pass this on.
Your Action is Needed to Stop Low Frequency Sonar (LFS)
ACTION PRIORITY! #1
Just days from now, NRDC attorneys will appear in U.S. Federal Court
and seek to stop the U.S. Navy from operating a new and extremely
dangerous sonar system that would blast hundreds of thousands of
square miles of ocean habitat with noise so intense it can maim,
deafen or even kill whales at close range.
NRDC is racing to court because the Bush administration has just
given its approval for the Navy to begin deploying this Low Frequency
Active (LFA) sonar system across 75 percent of the world's oceans.
Even worse, the Navy intends to begin operations of this frightening
new technology as early as November 1, 2002!
We need your immediate help. Please go to
http://www.nrdc.org/joinGive/join/lfa2.asp
right now to make an online emergency contribution that will help us
fight this critical legal battle.
Marine scientists are warning that this sonar system may threaten the
very survival of entire populations of whales, some already teetering
on the brink of extinction.
As opposed to traditional "passive" sonar, which locates submarines
by listening for sound in the water, the new "active" sonar uses
underwater loudspeakers to blast the ocean with an effective noise
level of 235 decibels and then waits for a response. At close range,
the shock waves are so intense they can destroy whales' eardrums,
cause their lungs to hemorrhage, and even kill. Further from the
source, LFA noise still can result in permanent hearing loss in
marine mammals after a single transmission, and cause whales to
swerve from their migration paths.
Two years ago, the mere testing
of high-intensity Navy sonar in mid-frequency range caused a mass
stranding of whales in the Bahamas. Whales from at least three
different species died, their inner ears bleeding from the explosive
power of the sonar signal.
Does the Navy have the right to conduct a giant uncontrolled
experiment on our oceans and every living creature in them?
The Bush administration seems to think so. It has issued a permit
that exempts the Navy from having to obey the Marine Mammal
Protection Act, in effect giving the military a blank check to harass
and injure whales and dolphins at will.
We think that's unconscionable and illegal. But we must have your
immediate help if we are to prevail in court. We urgently need to
raise significant new funds in order to cover litigation expenses and
stop the imminent deployment of deadly, noise-producing sonar.
Again, I urge you to help by going to
Please join us in stopping the U.S. Navy before it unleashes this
technological menace on the world's oceans. With your help, we can
make sure that no more whales have to suffer and die from high-power
sonar. Thank you.
Sincerely,
John H. Adams
BioGems: Saving Endangered Wild Places
On 16 July, 2002 the US Navy got permission to go ahead with tests
for using low frequency sonar in our oceans. The tests have
begun. The high-powered submarine detection system will
operate at noise levels billions of times more intense than
those known to disturb the migration and communication of
large whales. It has been known by scientists and the US
Navy as well, that these tests injure marine life, including
causing internal hemorrhaging.
On Saturday, 60 false killer whales beached themselves off
Australia. Yesterday it was reported that hundreds of Giant
squid had beached themselves along the Californian coastline
along with unusual numbers of (harmless) leopard sharks
coming in close to shore, disorientated. Twelve manatees have
also been reported to have died on the Florida coast. Today
it is reported that another 60 pilot whales have beached
themselves off Cape Cod.
All of this within a week of the Navy's go ahead to use this
low frequency sonar...
Coincidence? I don't think so. The sonar is
equivalent in decibels to standing next to a rocket being
launched. It causes brain hemorrhaging & disorientation to
cetaceans and other marine life. There are innumerable
accounts of how dolphins and whales have helped us in life
threatening situations...Now it is time for us to help them.
I was in the ocean in Hawai'i during the weeks the Navy tested the LFAS in 1998.
The dolphins huddled up close to each other as though they were attempting to
create a safety/protection zone and did NOT interact with us as they usually do.
It was painful to observe their erratic behavior.
Friends observed a baby whale breach over 60 times in about 15 minutes.
The infant whale was in distress, as it had gotten separated from its mother.
Environmentalists note that within hours after the Navy
deployed a powerful mid-range sonar during a submarine
detection exercise near the Bahamas in 2000, at least 16
whales and 2 dolphins beached themselves. Scientists found
hemorrhaging around the brain and ear bones -- injuries
consistent with exposure to extremely loud sounds.
Eight whales died.
I hope you alert your email list and post it on your site or ask a friend to.
Thank you!
1. Register your opinion on a petition at the following site>
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/129527570
Takes 3 minutes or less.
2. Send a letter (already written for you, although you may
amend it as you like) to Hon. Gordon R. England, Secretary
of the Navy at the following site>
http://www.nrdcaction.org/index.asp?step=2&item=1291
You do NOT need to be a member of NRDC to send this letter. It takes 3 minutes or less.
3. PLEASE Read the Excellent Action Guidelines below [from Seaflow]
and take whatever action you are called to do. >
http://www.seaflow.org/pages/takeaction.html
For a more information, a list of other things you/we can do, along with letters you can send,
addresses and contact info. for appropriate political figures, go to:
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16 May, 2002 Did you know that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
is talking about outlawing swimming near wild dolphins or even having the 'intention' of swimming with
wild dolphins? They are talking about enforcing this 'law' with stiff fines? The 'public comment' period
is being EXTENDED, with 'NO current deadline.' This is good news!
Click on SongofHome.com/LAW.htm to see 'Sample Letters' you can print and mail.
Please write in and express your feelings about the importance of humans and dolphins being able to have
appropriate contact. Suggesting intelligent 'alternatives' to regulations and fines is helpful.
The proposed law is 'partially' due to insensitivity toward dolphins on the part of humans.
It is also important to voice our disapproval of the behavior of a few humans for whom money has
spoken louder than a basic caring for some creatures, (dolphins) who have for millenniums, been close
kindred spirits and helpful allies to humans. In many cases, those saying dolphins need to be protected
from humans wanting to swim with them, have left out the 'details' in a few isolated incidences where
humans have harmed or been harmed by dolphins. These people have used these incidences as an 'excuse'
for wanting to 'control' human/dolphin contact, proporting to 'protect' the dolphins. It's like a bad joke
because these same people sanction up to 100,000 dolphins to be killed per year ('who' is really counting?)
by the Tuna Fishing Industry and still have the 'Dolphin Safe' label on the cans of tuna.
Many people really believe the label that reads 'Dolphin Safe' that appears on these cans of Tuna.
In addition to that, the U.S. Navy's LFAS - Low Frequency Active Sonar has been linked to many beached
whales and dolphins with ruptured ear drums. Their ear drums had exploded, 'coincidentally' while this
weaponry was in use. Once again, it is time to have our voices be heard for the well-being of our
Cetacean families and all creatures in the oceans, along with preserving yet another 'freedom,'
close to being taken away. For more info. and sample letters you can send, go to
SongofHome.com/LAW.htm Thank you! If we don't do 'anything,'
we ARE doing 'something'... giving power away.
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