The following is a summary of the Petition to create a Shark Sanctuary in Raja Ampat, in Chinese and English. Additional resources in English are available:
- 請願書詳情，請參閱英文版本, 請 按此 The complete text of the Petition in English may be found, here.
- Read more about the situation of sharks, mantas, and mobulas in Raja Ampat and why you should sign this petition.
- See who has already signed this petition, here.
- References in support of the claims made in this petition may be found here.
| To the Raja Ampat Government:
We urge you to prohibit fishing of all sharks, mantas and mobula rays.
Sharks, mantas, and rays are critical to your goals of sustainable fisheries, healthy reef environments, and strong eco-tourism.
Loss of your sharks will likely diminish biodiversity and negatively impact tourism as divers turn elsewhere. Sharks, mantas, and mobulas are among your greatest treasures! Here's why:
- Worldwide, sharks are disappearing due to the demand for their fins.
- Raja Ampat's sharks have been plundered - mainly by outsiders.
- Sharks, as apex predators, are necessary to keep fish stock and corals healthy.
- Sharks and mantas reproduce very slowing cannot recover from heavy fishing. If they are not protected now, they can disappear forever.
- Healthy shark and manta populations will result in increased tourism revenue for the people of Raja Ampat.
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給印尼Raja Ampat政府：
促請禁止捕撈鯊魚以及蝠鲼魚 (即魔鬼魚)，包括mantas 及 mobula rays
鯊魚和蝠鱝魚對捕漁業的持續、珊瑚礁以及海洋生態的平衡非常重要。
鯊魚的絕種將會引致海洋生物品種劇減，遊客會到別處潛水從而大大影響旅遊業。其實，鯊魚和蝠鱝魚均是該地區珍貴的資源，因為：
- Raja Ampat 的鯊魚一直以來不斷被其他地區的漁民捕撈
- 鯊魚處於海洋食物鏈的最頂層，對魚類和珊瑚的健康生長極為重要
- 鯊魚和蝠鲼魚的繁殖非常緩慢，絕對無法恢復過度捕撈的損害，而後果是它們將會於地球永遠消失
- 鯊魚和魔鬼魚的存在可以令Raja Ampat 旅遊業的收入增加
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You may sign this petition within the same form as the "Pledge to not eat shark fin soup". Or, to sign the petition separately, you may do so, here.
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