K12> Dolphin Contest
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:02:23 -0600
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From: Steve <uriel1998@xxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc
Subject: Resource: Dolphin Contest
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:10:06 -0500
Defenders of Wildlife is sponsoring a contest for students in grades
1-12 on protecting the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans. Prizes range
from $250 to $1000 savings bonds.
"Did you know that the decisions you make about the canned tuna you
buy can affect the survival of dolphins in the Pacific Ocean? By
choosing tuna with the "dolphin-safe" label, you are helping to
protect dolphins by ensuring that the tuna was not caught in a way
that harmed dolphins.
Unfortunately, the dolphin-safe label is now in danger of being
weakened. The United States Department of Commerce, a federal agency,
is planning to allow tuna caught using a fishing technique that hurts
dolphins to be packaged with the dolphin-safe label. This type of
fishing is called "purse seine fishing," and results in the death of
thousands of dolphins every year."
To learn more about dolphins and purse seine fishing and what you can
do, plus all the rules for the contest as well as educational
material on dolphins visit the web site:
http://www.kidsplanet.org/dolphincontest/
Steve
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