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大家好：
這是一個緊急呼籲，急需你的支持及參與。
近日在本港水域發現鯨鯊死亡的事件實在不應發生。鯨鯊是被尾拖漁船捕獲，並拖到香港仔水域。在被放生之前，它一度在污染的海水中掙扎，而且不能動彈。
你會否知道在香港：
- 鯨鯊並未受到法例保護。除了在被售賣及換取金錢後。
- 若鯨鯊上岸後死亡，亦沒有受到法例保護。
- 魚類及海洋無脊椎動物不包括於《野生動物保護條例》。
容許這種事件發生實為人所不齒。為確保同類事故不再發生，漁民及政府需要明白：
- 鯨鯊是國際重要物種，受絕種問題威脅。因此受到各種的國際條約所保護。
- 鯨鯊有潛質成為海洋旅遊的景點。在菲律賓，估計鯨鯊每年在單一景點能為本地經濟帶來美金623,000收益。而在西澳，單單兩個月已能帶來美金780萬收益。
- 在亞洲很多國家，本地漁民已積極參與拯救鯨鯊的活動。
勃勃海洋需要你支持這個目標。我們誠邀你致函行政長官、環保署、漁農自然護理署、你所屬的區議會議員；或致電電台節目及與傳媒對話。請進行任何你認為必須做的事情。立即行動，避免慘劇再次發生！
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Hi
This is a call for action. Your help and involvement is urgently needed.
The recent death of a Whale Shark in Hong Kong waters should never have happened. The whale shark was caught in the net of a Stern Trawler, dragged into Aberdeen harbor and left struggling, unable to move in highly polluted waters before it was released.Â
Did you know that in Hong Kong:
- There is no protection for whale sharks under the law. Legal protection applies only if the animal is sold and money is exchanged.
- There is no protection if the whale shark is dead when landed.
- Fish and marine invertebrates are specifically EXCLUDED from the “Wild Animal Protection Ordinance(Chapter 170).
That this was allowed to happen was a disgrace. To ensure that this does not happen again both the fishermen and Government need to know that:
- The whale shark is an internationally important species, threatened with extinction and protected by various international treaties.
- Whale sharks have the potential to be marine tourism attractions. In the Philippines, it is estimated that at a single site/per year, whale sharks brought in US$623,000 into the local economy; in Western Australia, whale shark tourism brought in US$7.8M in a mere two month period.
- In many countries throughout Asia, local fishermen are now firmly behind saving whale sharks.
Living Seas Hong Kong needs your support on this cause. We kindly ask that letters be written to the Chief Executive, EPD, AFCD and to your local district councilors, as well as making phone calls into radio shows, and talks to the media. Do whatever you think is necessary but let’s do it now before we have another tragedy on our hands.
Please tell us what you are up to and what are your thoughts
For further details please visit http://www.livingseas.hk or contact us at get_in_touch@livingseas.hk