Manatee Petition: Cruise pollution is wiping out seagrass beds and harming critical marine habitats

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Big Cruise is polluting our oceans and pushing Florida’s remaining manatees closer to EXTINCTION. [Take immediate action now! >>]( Manatees are one of the most iconic and beloved sea creatures. These peaceful marine species are STARVING TO DEATH due to excessive loss of a critical food source: seagrass. And it’s largely because Big Cruise corporations care more about their bottom line than the survival of manatees, so they are carelessly (and sometimes illegally) dumping TOXIC WASTE into the ocean that can DESTROY the sensitive habitat and vital food supply of manatees. [We MUST take urgent action now to save manatees and their marine habitats from the cruise industry’s harmful ocean pollution before these vulnerable sea animals go extinct. Add your name NOW to help protect our manatees and our oceans from Big Cruise’s corporate greed! >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Manatees simply CAN NOT SURVIVE without seagrass. Not only is it their primary source of nutrition, but they also depend on it for oxygen. Seagrass also plays a critical role in our coastal communities by storing almost a fifth of the world’s ocean carbon and keeping us safe from worsening climate crisis impacts. But when cruise ships dump toxic wastewater and churn up sand and contaminants that compromise water quality, they contribute to the unrecoverable destruction of seagrass beds. Without this important sea vegetation, manatees and our oceanic ecosystem are in GRAVE DANGER, so we must STOP corporate cruise pollution from destroying the seagrass that remains. [Please, Friend, will you take action now to protect manatees and our ecosystem from corporate cruise destruction?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Your voice is critical to protecting manatees and our oceans, 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]