Here is the list of signers and their comments through September 24, 2009, the day the petition was closed due to the successful outcome: the creation of the National Shark Sanctuary in Palau.
In addition to these signatures, we have received 164 signatures on paper from Japanese citizens, collected by Pangea Seed.
156. Not publicly disclosed, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
155. Afif Darwish, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
154. Not publicly disclosed, London, Ontario, Canada
Save the sharks
153. Brett Olson, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
152. Not publicly disclosed, El Gouna, Egypt
151. Drew Price, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
150. Heather Baker, Tempe, Arizona, United States
We need to do everything we can to save these amazing creatures!
149. Not publicly disclosed, Marshall, Wisconsin, United States
Previous Palau Tourist.
148. Jane House, calgary, Alberta, Canada
Please stop this senseless slaughter
147. Not publicly disclosed, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Don
146. Jason Robutka, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
145. Not publicly disclosed, Mokpo, Korea South
144. Sylvie Arsenault, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
143. Antonius Steven, Rivervale, Western Australia, Australia
142. donnalee Hill, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
141. Roger McGuire, Nederland, Texas, United States
Protect Our Worlds Oceans And The Creatures That Live In It
140. United States Schierholt, Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
139. Not publicly disclosed, Perth, Australia
138. Cherida Hivale, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
I sincerely implore you to prevent the disastrous opening of your waters to foreign commercial fishing as it will prove calamitous to already dwindling shark populations and harm our flailing ecology even further. We need to stand united in our fight to protect the oceans from vested interests.
137. Not publicly disclosed, Coronado, California, United States
136. Not publicly disclosed, Los Angeles, United States
135. MOURIER Johann, Moorea, French Polynesia
134. Jennifer Mayfield, Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States
133. Not publicly disclosed, Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
132. Not publicly disclosed, Montvale, New Jersey, United States
I was thinking of planning a dive trip to your country,but now I think I'll take my dive gear and my money elsewhere.
131. Not publicly disclosed, Walnut Creek, California, United States
130. Alyson Katz, San Diego, California, United States
129. Not publicly disclosed, Davenport, Florida, United States
128. Tracy Gaudin, Cairns, QLD, Australia
127. Yuri Sobolev, Arlington, Virginia, United States
126. Not publicly disclosed, Independence, Missouri, United States
125. Ester Jeronimo, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
124. Not publicly disclosed, Petoskey, Michigan,MI, United States
Will not visit/dive Palau if the sharks are not protected.
123. Arnold Wolthers, Southport, Queensland, Australia
Stop the plunder of the oceans
122. Dwayne Hickman, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Stop putting a dollar sign on everything!
121. Sean Mantta, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
120. Trevor Gibbons, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
119. Bruce Papier, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
118. Not publicly disclosed, Sydney, NSW , Australia
117. Not publicly disclosed, Sydney, Australia
116. MeLissa Neal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Dear Sirs,
I commend for for your progress thus far for promoting the protecting with sharks in your waters, it would be not only unfornuate to take such a severe step backwards when you have already come so far, but may also risk the unbalancing of your flourishing eco-system. Please concider the progress that has been made, and the consequences at risk for the deteration of the skarks' protection in your waters.
Sincerely,
MeLissa Neal
115. Blandine Chura, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Sharks are vital to our oceans and our planet and to our own survival. We are the intelligent and dominant species of this earth. It would be a shameful legacy to leave behind to the children of Palau to allow open shark fishing in Palau waters for profit alone.
114. Curtis Kates, Los Angeles, California, United States
In 1997, I visited Palau for the express purpose of diving with its sharks. It was a tremendous experience, and coincidentally, I plan to go back this May 2009 to do it again. I WILL NOT GO IF THIS ANTI-SHARK LEGISLATION PASSES. Please do not destroy these valuable animals for such short-term financial gain. Thank you.
Curtis Kates
Los Angeles, CA
113. Not publicly disclosed, Singapore
112. Not publicly disclosed, United States
Stop killing the top predator. It will just be the beginning of the fall of the whole water based ecosystem and who will want to come to see the natural beauty that surrounds your island and reef? Please respect the life that brings other people as tourists to your economy.
111. Stephen Johnson, Pella, Iowa, United States
110. Bonnie Jay, Santa Monica, California, United States
109. Not publicly disclosed, Kailua, Hawaii, United States
108. Debbie Broomfield, Paris, Ontario, Canada
107. Sandra White, Edmonton, Alberta,AB, Canada
106. Robin Lyles, Phoenix, United States
105. Not publicly disclosed, Stamford, Connecticut, United States
104. Not publicly disclosed, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
103. Not publicly disclosed, Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
102. Erik Quiram, Greeley, Colorado, United States
101. Not publicly disclosed, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
100. Pinky Jain Pan, Santa Rosa, California, United States
99. Not publicly disclosed, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
98. Todd Peerless, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Please just send me e mails. save your money and the sharks.
Todd
97. Not publicly disclosed, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
96. David Cuoio, Boise, Idaho, United States
More sharks in your waters mean more scuba divers and more income from their visits. Fewer sharks mean fewer divers. It makes economic and ecological sense to protect sharks.
95. Christina Weems, Wictoria, British Columbia, Canada
What we can learn by studying sharks can not be bought when they are gone. You must stop considering economic interests a higher priority than life.
94. Not publicly disclosed, Willaston, South Australia, Australia
93. Don Holt, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
92. Not publicly disclosed, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
91. Not publicly disclosed, Ajax, Ontario,ON, Canada
90. Jonathan Gibbons, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
89. Shani Cross, Macquarie Fields, Australia
88. Mark Bolotenko, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
87. Sierra Slonimski, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
86. Seana Campbell, Victoria , British Columbia, Canada
85. Brad Hutcheson, Missoula, Montana, United States
84. Steven Zeluck, San Francisco, United States
83. Not publicly disclosed, Seattle, Washington, United States
I <3 sharks.
82. John Schwedes, Islip Terrace, New York, United States
81. Linda Reese, Fremont, California, United States
80. Gertie Griffith, Canmore, Alberta, Canada
79. Not publicly disclosed, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
78. Jason Warshawsky, San Jose, California, United States
77. Not publicly disclosed, Palos hills, Illinois, United States
76. Lisa Ghiozzi, Hartsdale, New York, United States
75. Rick Telfer, London, Ontario, Canada
74. Susan Moroney, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
73. Not publicly disclosed, Camarillo, California, United States
72. Julie Jordan, Adelaide, SA, Australia
71. Ashley Kowitz, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
70. Ashley Simpson, Seoul, Korea South
69. Not publicly disclosed, Camarillo, California, United States
68. Not publicly disclosed, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
67. Brent Kreft, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
66. Not publicly disclosed, Brooklyn, New York, United States
65. Shawn Armstrong , White Mills , Pennsylvania, United States
64. Tom Friedel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Please!!!!!
63. Not publicly disclosed, Levis, Quebec,Quebec, Canada
62. Patrick Gilbert, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
61. Michele Westmorland, Redmond, Washington, United States
This would be devastating to the dive tourism industry which brings in a significant amount of dollars to Palau.
60. Emanuel Drolet, sherrington, Quebec, Canada
59. Ian Murphy, Kingston, Jamaica
Bill 8-44 will be a retrograde step with short term benefits...please reconsider in the World's interest.
58. Wolfgang Zenker, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
I have been in Palau several times and have enjoyed the diving. The diving experience has definitely been becoming poorer and poorer because of reef damage. The aim of the government should be to encourage the restoration of damaged reefs (from storms or whatever) and preservation of the sharks (the top predator). A live shark is worth much more to the people in ongoing revenues from visitors than are dead sharks.
I have been to other parts of the world (Mapia Islan, Iran Jaya). The first time was a wonderful experience with large numbers of fish and sharks. The second visit was disappointing because offshore fishing had wiped out everything. There is no reason to go back!
This is the message to the government. Long term income requires cultivation of your natural resources, not wiping them out for a one time gain.
May other countries all over the world have seen the wisdom of this.
I was looking forward to returning to Palau because of the carving, the giant clams, the fish and the sharks. Maybe not!
Wolfgang Zenker B.Sc., D.V.M., M.Sc., M.B.A.
57. Rachel Katz, plantation, Florida, United States
