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Help Stop Commercialization of Sport Fish

Dear Friends:

We must act now to prevent the full implementation of the by-catch provisions of Mexico’s NOM029-PESCA-2006.

These provisions allow commercial fishing boats, using non-selective longline and drift gillnet gear, to catch and sell currently protected sport fish, like marlin and dorado. The repurcussions will be devastating to 6 protected sport species.

Please take a moment to send an e-mail to Senador Luis Coppola and other government authorities asking for a senate investigation. With one click you will be presented with a choice of letters. Pick one and click send. With enough input from the public, these regulations will be reviewed and ultimately repealed. We need at least 1,000 e-mails to make sure our voices are heard. You can make a difference, but the time is short – act now: Click Here.
Sincerely,
Mike McGettigan
Founder
Sea Watch

Leave a comment:

1. Dear Senator Coppola,
   I have been sport fishing the La Paz area two to three times a year for the past ten years. My family has kept our boat in Lap Paz during this time. This winter we plan to bring the boat home because the fishing is not very good any more. Please put a stop to the illegal commercial fishing that is going on the the sea of cortez.

   — Chris Halliday · Oct 17, 10:18 · #

2. This continuing destructive fishery is insane. It must stop worldwide if we are to have any hope of saving our oceans and ourselves!

   — shelley gill · Nov 30, 12:51 · #

3. Please help stop long liners.

   — Brian · Jan 1, 14:24 · #

4. Please save the fish!

   — colin sutton · Feb 8, 20:43 · #