{"id":14913,"date":"2011-10-10T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T09:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=14913"},"modified":"2011-10-10T09:09:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T09:09:20","slug":"please-sign-white-house-petition-to-protect-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/please-sign-white-house-petition-to-protect-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Please sign White House petition to protect sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year the Northern Mariana Islands kicked off a global rush of shark conservation by banning the sale, trade, and possession of shark fin.\u00a0Since the day Gov. Benigno R. Fitial signed Public Law 17-27 into law, leaders in Guam, Honduras, The Bahamas, Chile, Tokelau, and the Marshall Islands have passed shark conservation measures.\u00a0Additionally, Fitial championed the declaration of the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary, the first multi-jurisdictional shark sanctuary in the world.<\/p>\n

I started a petition on the White House’s We The People website asking the Obama Administration to \u201cban the sale, trade, and possession of shark and shark products, including shark fin.\u201d\u00a0The petition needs about 1600 more signatures for the Administration to issue an official response.\u00a0 Please take a few moments to sign.<\/p>\n

The petition can be found online at: www.wh.gov\/gWs.<\/p>\n

The Northern Marianas is a global leader in marine and shark conservation.\u00a0Like the students from San Vicente elementary who helped support the passage of our shark protections, these protections should spread from island to island, from country to country.\u00a0 The United States should be the next country to protect sharks.<\/p>\n

Angelo Villagomez<\/strong>
\nWashington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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