Your Signature is Needed: Overfishing in the Pacific is driving orcas to EXTINCTION

Dear Friend, Demand an end to overfishing and protect orcas from extinction! [Sign Now]( The 73 remaining Southern Resident orcas desperately search for food, but the salmon they usually feed on is scarce. Thousands of fishing boats and trawlers have descended on their waters, with unchecked overfishing driving them nearly to extinction. [Take action now.]( After the deaths of orca babies Cappuccino and Marina last year, along with the loss of several new calves, researchers have raised the alarm about the lack of salmon driving the Southern Resident orca to extinction. But the National Marine Fisheries Service -- the agency tasked with protecting the salmon -- is failing to stop it. The fishery agencies must rein in overfishing and give orcas a fighting chance to survive. But the only way the agency will act is if it hears from you. Demand the NMFS take action to protect salmon and stop overfishing! [Sign Now]( Southern Resident killer whale populations have been declining since 2006. Increased shipping traffic and commercial fishing are threatening Chinook and other salmon, which were once abundant in their ecosystems. These salmon have dramatically disappeared in the last decade -- leading orcas to starvation, stress, and miscarriages. Tahlequah, a well-known killer whale, gave birth two years ago to a calf who died just thirty minutes later. Just a month ago, a healthy orca calf was born, but it’s at risk of a similar fate due to a chronic lack of food. The NMFS could set catch quotas and fishing limits that protect vulnerable orcas for generations. But it won’t move forward without pressure from concerned environmentalists like yourself! Tell the NMFS to save orcas from extinction and stop overfishing and bycatch! [Sign Now]( Southern Resident orcas are dying from malnutrition, searching the deep blue depths for their once-abundant prey. Finally, after years of miscarriages, a healthy calf was born last month. Like many, the baby will face the same starvation unless the NMFS takes urgent action to stop overfishing. Orcas are already under stress from ocean acidification, climate change, and increased shipping traffic. The fishery agency’s lack of action will do all but help the precious Southern Resident killer whale toward extinction. But all hope is not lost. Orcas are fighting hard to survive, and with your help, they can still recover. Friend, will you send a quick message to the NMFS asking it to protect Chinook salmon and orcas? Urge the fishery agency to put wildlife and precious orcas before the profits of corporate fishing companies! [Sign Now]( Standing with you, Verner Wilson, Senior oceans campaigner, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]