2022 Chapter III. Ecological Sustainability. Section M. Ocean Protection (9)

GPUS Animal Rights Committee

Co-Chairs:
Craig Seeman (cseeman@optonline.net)
Megan E. (Cassano) Callaghan (meganecassano@aol.com)

Approval Process:
With discussions beginning in July, consensus was reached on the final proposals after a few months of discussion; a vote was called by Megan E. (Cassano) Callaghan on September 17, 2021. With no objections, the proposals were approved on September 30, 2021.

Authors:
Blaizen Bloom, Virginia GP (blaizenbb@hotmail.com)
Address: 308 Albert Ave Chesapeake, VA 23323

Mary Rooker, Maryland GP (greentyrtle@gmail.com)
Address: 804 Larch Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-5828

Chapters of the platform and letters of plank being addressed:
III. Ecological Sustainability

M. Ocean Protection.

Proposal:

III.M.9

Current Language: Ban drift-net fishing and long-line fishing and phase out factory trawling.

Revised Language: Ban drift-net fishing and long-line fishing as these methods entangle whales and other sea life. Phase out factory trawling which decimates coral reefs and other oceanic ecosystems. Ban the importation of fish and fish products from countries that use drift-nets and other illegal means.

Proposal:

III.M.X

Added Language: Require ropeless fishing gear when taking any species of fish for commercial or recreational purposes in any trap fishery, including, but not limited to: Dungeness crab, spiny lobster, and spot prawn.

Proposal:

III.M.X

Added Language: Ban the practice of fish farming as these methods require vast amounts of antibiotics, which if leached into nearby waterways pose a danger to the health and well-being of wildlife and humans. Ban the importation of fish grown on fish farms.

Proposal:

III.M.11

Removed Language: Ban the importation of fish and fish products caught by drift-nets and other illegal means.