Dear MARMAM readers,
Last week, NOAA issued a press release on the official debut of the new
"Don't Feed Wild Dolphins" animated Public Service Announcement (PSA)
and website. The PSA provides an innovative approach to remind viewers
that feeding wild dolphins is not only illegal but harmful to dolphins
as well. This project was 4 years in the making and accomplished thanks
to the hard work and perseverance of numerous folks at NOAA Fisheries
Service Southeast Region and Headquarters working in partnership with
the Marine Mammal Commission, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution's Protect Wild Dolphins License Plate fund, Mote Marine
Laboratory, and members of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and
Aquariums.
The PSA can viewed at the following web site, which also has more
information on wild dolphin conservation and responsible viewing:
http://www.dontfeedwilddolphins.org. The press release can be viewed
at: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090311_dolphinpsa.html.
Please feel free to distribute this widely and use it as educational
tool. Thank you!
Best,
Stacey Horstman
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Stacey C. Horstman
Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Regional Office
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-824-5312
727-824-5309 FAX
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