Comments for Petition to Palau: Stop Senate Bill 8-44 that opens up shark fishing at http://www.sharksavers.org , comment 1 to 38 out of 20 comments http://www.sharksavers.org Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:14:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-769 killing animals for body parts is terible. If that were you how would you feel. and how they feel isnt even the bad part its the fact that you are decreasing the population of the sharks. Unlike rabitts they dont have their off spring in 2 weeks it takes them longer and that mean the death rate will be higher than the birth rate therefor decreasing the population. You horrible horrible people. [b][/b][u][/u] - Caleb Stokes Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:23:17 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-763 you should not do this. This goes against what you said before. I want my kids to see sharks! - David Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:22:04 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-728 I have also been to Palau to go diving with friends and family, if this bill is passed I'm sure very many will be dissapointed not only because there will be no more beautiful sharks to dive with, but based on principal as well. If the bill is passed I will not be traveling to Palau and I know many others feel the same. - Stacy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:48 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-671 seriously! This is one of the reason tourists come to palau! the sharks never done anything wrong. leave them alone! grown up these days! Please! leave them alone! - Daphanie Ngirachelsau Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:09:48 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-608 Concerned citizen, interested in preserving world Shark population's. Concerned with world's overfishing ,in general. - Len Campbell Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:48:12 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-599 [b]ARE THEY MAD. Palau is a beautiful island full of wondrous sea life. I am so fed up with sharks getting such bad press, they are a truly spectacular animal, why don't more people care?. Where I live in Jersey CI UK, if a person catches a shark, it is tagged and put back in, the anglers are really in to preservation, more places should do this. I would hate not to be able to swim with sharks in the future or know that they would not be around for my grandchildren to see. The worlds echo system needs sharks to keep it healthy. BAN FINNING. do not let commercial fisherman invade Palau, SAVE OUR SHARKS. [/b] - maleka Robbins Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:05:32 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-590 I LOVE SHARKS !!! - Louise McElhill Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:28:25 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-584 we must remove the nets . we are doing so much damage to the frail ecosystem of the reef. - stephanie Moore Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:47:28 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-577 Please stay strong and do not cave into corrupt economic interests at the expense of our oceans - we humans have done too much damage already, now is the time to turn the tide! - Mark Thomson Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:36:26 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-575 Please re-consider allowing shark-fishing in waters of Palau because: 1. Sharks are what attracts divers and tourists to Palau 2. Sharks' meat is never sent for any testing (we may be eating sharks with diseases like diabetes, bronchitis, etc) 3. Shark-fishing pollutes the sea. Thank you for re-considering! - kelly of Singapore (MyQute.com) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:33:13 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-573 Palau is still considered by many clients as one of the world's premier dive destinations and the shark population is a large part of why divers go there. Allowing shark fishing will have an enormously negative impact on the number of divers and will very quickly remove Palau from divers wishlist. For everyone's sake, please do not follow that treacherous course. - ella young Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:45:16 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-572 I hope that we are able to turn this bill around. The disgusting process of shark finning is barbaric and cruel, not to mention the fact that humans seem to think we have the right to eradicate a beautiful species, many times older than us, simply for money. If we allow the sharks to slip out of existence through incredibly cruel shark finning, how are future generations going to see us? As barbarians, only worried about our wallets and not for the diverse beautiful planet we live in. - Lily Kral Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:12:23 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-570 l'indifférence est aussi mortelle que la violence alors il est tant que le monde entier ouvre les yeux !!! - hysa Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:07:00 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-567 President Johnson Toribiong Senator Adalbert Eledui: IT ISN'T WORTH IT! You are destroying the underwater world that you have promised to protect for your children's children's children. Your ancestors have guarded your ocean's lifeblood for you and have used their good sense to hand it over to you intact and now you senselessly trade it off for a few dollars. Are you out of your minds? Do you so disrespect your children that you would hand them a dollar instead of a future? Please do not do this. You know better. You know that it isn't just a few sharks, but a part of an entire system that is all interdependent. Thank you for considering my comment. - Cathy Church Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:07:00 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-561 I don't think I can include a link to the bill in this comment (I'll try), but if you can't see it, go to the Shark Savers blog section of this site and look for the April 8 entry. http://www.sharksavers.org/images/stories/documents/Palau S.B. No. 8-44 (Sharks).pdf - Shark Savers Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:19:15 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-560 Where can I see the actual bill? - Brian Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:11:34 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-555 Having just booked my 2nd trip to your lovely islands in a year's time, I'm horried to hear that you are loosening your shark fishing laws. Please keep Palau a place that tourists will return to! You will lose huge amounts of money in tourist dollars without your beautiful undersea life and marine environment. Please think about the long term disadvantages over the short term advantages. Thank you for your time. - Cynthia St. Clair Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:18:38 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-554 I take no less than 3 dive trips per year. The opportunity to view sharks in their natural environment and strong protective laws were key determinants for selecting Palau as a dive destination. If the government passes Bill 8-44, Palau will be removed from my list of destinations for future trips. - Leslie Barnard Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:53:03 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-553 Things are always more interrelated than one thinks. Please take a longer deeper look. Sharks and the ecology make Palau the unique diving destination that it is - preserve it. - R Rutledge, MD Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:49:45 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html#comment-552 This happens over and over again in smaller nations who think a quick return is more important than the money gained over a much longer period of time. The money gained from tourism devoted to diving with all types of marine life, particularly peak predators such as sharks, is a sustainable resource. In other words, Palau's sharks are worth far more on the fin (so to speak) than in the soup. Giving away the island nation's natural resources to foreign concerns is certainly not in the best interests of Palau or its citizens and is reprehensible on every level. Both ecologically and economically - it is a decision that will echo through generations to come. Michael Lawrence - Michael Lawrence Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:12:23 +0100