Below is a list of the individuals who have signed the Raja Ampat petition online at Shark Savers. Note that we do not publish the names automatically to give us the opportunity to eliminate spam, most typos, and duplicate entries.
5153. Adam Mintz, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
i am hoping to take a trip to dive and explore the wonderful oppurtunities that exist with sharks in Raja ampat. however i will not proceed with my trip if the conservation of these animals, sharks and rays, is not protected. They deserve a sanctuary where they can live and be free and not be hunted.
5152. Nick Lloyd, Derby, United Kingdom
5151. Not pubicly disclosed Frisco, Colorado, United States
5150. Not pubicly disclosed Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5149. Wayne Hawksworth, Derby, United Kingdom
5148. Edwin Thomas, Derby, United Kingdom
5147. Not pubicly disclosed Los Angeles, California, United States
5146. Pedro Vieyra, London, United Kingdom
please help to protect these wonderful animals for your people and the world - time is running out for them
5145. Kelly Jones, London, United Kingdom
5144. Stephen van Vuuren, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
5143. Markus Peters, Herzogenrath, NRW, Germany
5142. Carole Madelon Marie, Dreux, France
5141. Not pubicly disclosed Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
5140. Ashley Hanlon, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
5139. Charity Assell, Gilberts, Illinois, United States
5138. Jaimie Gowatsky, Clifton, New Jersey, United States
5137. Per Ingebrigtsen, bergen, Norway
5136. Alice Tolan, Kent, United Kingdom
5135. Alexandra Koch, Düsseldorf, Georgia, Germany
5134. Tyson Mansfield, Los Angeles, California, United States
5133. Not pubicly disclosed Livingston, Montana, United States
5132. Juergen Maiss, Munich, Germany
5131. Not pubicly disclosed Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5130. Teresa Harding, Burnaby, California, Canada
5129. Not pubicly disclosed Hong Kong, Hong Kong
5128. Bianca Wirth, Munich, Germany
5127. Not pubicly disclosed Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
5126. Tanya Clothier, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
5125. Not pubicly disclosed Gettorf, Germany
5124. Misty Walker, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
5123. Not pubicly disclosed Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
5122. Francisco Paulo Varzeas Bandarra, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal
5121. Not pubicly disclosed Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
5120. Not pubicly disclosed Denver, United States
5119. Mhean Mendros, Quezon, Philippines
5118. Bruce Papier, santa Fe,, New Mexico, United States
5117. Gwendoline La Lande, Paris, France, France
5116. Not pubicly disclosed Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
5115. Not pubicly disclosed Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
5114. Lauren Verruni, Mount Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania, United States
5113. Not pubicly disclosed Frisco, Colorado, United States
5112. Angela Jones, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
5111. Sergio Gomez, Palmdale, California, United States
5110. Susan Figas, Berkeley, California, United States
Please listen! We've lost enough! Please protect this vital link in the evolutionary chain - we still have so much to learn from them!
5109. Daniel OMalley, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
5108. Jeremy Eggerman, Springfield, Missouri, United States
5107. Not pubicly disclosed Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
5106. Rachel Anderson, Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
5105. Not pubicly disclosed Ernsgaden, Germany
5104. Lena Wray, Key West, Florida, United States
5103. Gary Nadler, Clarkdale, Arizona, United States
Anything we can do to protect sharks is top priority for me. Sharks are amazing and wonderful!!
5102. Alessander Botti Benevides, Vitória, E.S., Brazil
5101. Not pubicly disclosed Burlington, Vermont, United States
5100. Not pubicly disclosed Noordwijk, Netherlands
5099. Michael Salvarezza, Setauket, New York, United States
5098. Not pubicly disclosed Essen, Germany
5097. Not pubicly disclosed Köln, Germany
5096. Andreas Haberkorn, Vienna, Austria
5095. Rio Ahmad, Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
5094. Lori Pottinger, Berkeley, CA, California, United States
Stop treating sharks like trash! They are key to healthy oceans.
5093. Melanie Laplante, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Long live the Oceans!
5092. Not pubicly disclosed Rochester, Minnesota, United States
5091. Gary Fogelman, New York, New York, United States
5090. Claudia Ford, New York, New York, United States
We must protect, not slaughter, these creatures. They are part of a well developed ecological system. Let us cease to be destroyers and instead develop and cultivate our sense of awe of nature and her creations and become good stewards.
5089. Mark Addison, Umkomaas, KZN, South Africa
5088. Not pubicly disclosed Hong Kong, Hong Kong
I have written about shark fin and the need to preserve these essential animals in my publication, as Hong Kong is one center of the trade. I am also a scuba diver and travel to places where i can dive and see ALL marine life, including sharks and rays.
5087. Not pubicly disclosed Chicago, Illinois, United States
As humans we have the the power and influence to save sharks of all species. I would feel more shame to tell my children that sharks are extinct and we as humans are solely to blame for it. I do not want that on my conscious. Please make the right decision to save the sharks not only for our generation but for future generations ahead.
5086. Not pubicly disclosed Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5085. Not pubicly disclosed Cologne, Germany
5084. Calin Nemes, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
5083. Not pubicly disclosed Escondido, California, United States
5082. Damir Grgic, Zagreb, Croatia
5081. Wilfred Wong, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5080. Kevin Palmer, West Palm Beach , Florida, United States
5079. Ali Berraaouan, Oujda, Oujda angads, Morocco
Saving Sharks = Protecting the Oceans
5078. Konstantina Kanellopoulou, Filiatra , Greece, Greece
I can't fathom the number quoted above. 73 million sharks killed a year!! Just say it a few times to understand what that means!!!! 73 MILLION SHARKS KILLED A YEAR!! It is outrageous! This concept that they are to be feard is nonsense. WE are to be feared not the sharks. There are over 370 spiecies of sharks and only 3 or 4 are implicated in attacks on humans. But more people die from the common cold per year, 1 000 000 world wide to be exact (*from nationmaster) than shark attacks. Sharks grace our waters and serve their purpose in the balance of nature. Allow all of humanity to enjoy this.
5077. Hany Haggag, Cairo, Egypt
leave the sharks alone
5076. Marcine Thompson, Red Lion, United States
It is a horrible sight to see sharks being killed for the fin's and other body parts!! I love sharks and so should everyone else. They play a huge part in our world's eco-system and ther is no reason these beautiful creaturs should suffer due to our selfish needs!!! Thank you for sending me this petition i signed it with no hesitation!!! I hope this petition helps and please keep me posted on this subject.
5075. Rui Martins, Lisbon, Portugal
5074. Kathy Clark, Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States
5073. Teresa Boyce, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
If humans are going to continue to survive on this beautiful planet we need to begin to recognize that we are part of a larger picture where biodiversity is our means of survival. Every species is part of that and not 'ours for the taking'. Protecting biodiversity is a first great step, but there also has to be something done to make eating something like shark fin soup socially unacceptable. There also has to be something done for the fishermen who are only answering the call of a demand of a product in this heartless economic system that we have created. I understand that they have not made a good choice and it's easy to only be angry with them, but they too are only trying to make money to feed their own families. Perhaps a program could be set up that would help the fishermen enter into a new form of business. Maybe even in tourism showing visitors what the country is doing to protect biodiversity, including sharks, and take them on tours. They could even share their own stories. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they and their children were part of the movement to help re-build the shark population? I am hopeful that this can and will happen. Thank you.
5072. Not pubicly disclosed Siena, Italy
5071. Alina Soto, Miami, Florida, United States
5070. Lucia Steinke, Dresden, Germany
I've never been to Raja Ampat, but I hope there will still be sharks whenever I get a chance to go diving there. I hope this petition will be a success. Shark fin soup is tasteless in many ways!
5069. Not pubicly disclosed Dortmund, Germany
5068. Maria Montgomery, London, United Kingdom
The destruction of the shark is removing an important preditor from the seas and totally wrecking total ecosystems which will eventually cause the seas to die!
5067. Lovin Animals, KL, Malaysia
5066. Not pubicly disclosed Newel, Germany
5065. Clarissa Foss, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
5064. Joseph Scanlan, Marquette, Michigan, United States
5063. Alain Greck, Riviere Pilote, Martinique, France
5062. Christian Gulotta, Valley Stream, New York, United States
5061. Stephanie Poulin, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
5060. Not pubicly disclosed Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5059. Louisette Lanteigne, Waterloo , Ontario, Canada
We cannot delay on protecting these animals. Top predators play a key role in maintaining biodiversity.
5058. Not pubicly disclosed Key West, Florida, United States
5057. Douglas Neill, Morinville, Alberta, Canada
5056. Not pubicly disclosed Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
5055. Georg Richter, Linz, Austria
5054. Monika Pawinski, Linz, Austria