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The 85 kg Chinese Bahaba caught recently near Tsing Chau Wan is not a myth! This fish of potentially huge sizes WAS a locally popular species which has commonly disappeared from local waters in recent decades. However, decades of pollution, development and over-fishing have left our marine environment badly degraded, and the population of many marine species greatly reduced. While Chinese Bahaba is now on the IUCN Red List as a "critically endangered" species, certain other species are heading towards extinction. The weight of our average local fish catch from trawling today is less than 10 gram.
In order to save our marine environment from an ecological collapse, WWF is now collecting signatures from the general public to push for the implementation of long-term marine conservation measures, so that our marine eco-systems can be restored. Those who care for the health of our ocean can now show their support by signing the online petition at www.wwf.org.hk/sos.
Join the 13,700 people who have already pledged their support for the Save Our Seas campaign today! WWF will submit the petition to the Hong Kong Chief Executive in June this year and ask for immediate actions to conserve our battered marine environment.
We want to ensure that we, our children and future generations will be able to see all our important and beautiful marine creatures in our oceans again, not only in an aquarium. Please voice your concern by signing the online petition, and help spread the message to your family and friends. |
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