It
Pays to Play at Dolphin Bay!
Every month we'll be hosting a new,
fun contest. You could win all kinds of prizes like
toys, games, and even credit to spend in our online
store! Tell your friends and get them involved too.
We love when lots of people play. For all of our
contests, you must be under 16 to enter. The winners
will be announced one week after the deadline. If
you win, we'll contact you by e-mail. Our contests
are just one reason everyone loves to play at
Dolphin Bay!
OCTOBER 24,
2008
SAVE FINNY’S OCEAN -
CONTEST
Our dolphin teacher, Finny, needs your help once
again, but this time, it is slightly more urgent. He
wants your help to save his ocean home, so he has
decided to host a contest. To compete, all you have
do is write an essay that is 250 words or less,
describing what you think is the best way to save
our Finny’s ocean and why.
If your essay
is chosen, you'll win a prize from our online store
valued at over $25! An example of any entry is
below. Be creative and help our dolphin teacher save
his home! Please review the
official rules and complete the following form
with your parents. This contest ends December 30,
2008 so don't wait. Enter your essay today!
---Essay Example---
“Bycatch” is the term associated with the incidental
catching of wildlife while target fishing for a
particular species and has long been one of the more
commonly known issues that negatively affects marine
life. For years, certain brands of tuna were touted
as “dolphin safe” after waves of negative publicity
surfaced when it was revealed how many dolphins were
harmed in the process of harvesting tuna. However,
the Greenpeace-estimated 300,000 whales, dolphins
and porpoises that die every year are not the only
result of bycatch.
It is estimated that anywhere between 6.8 million
and 27 million metric tons of marine life, including
mammals, birds, turtles, sharks, rays and a whole
host of bottom-dwelling species are inadvertently
caught and discarded every year. This is an issue
affecting every single living thing on Earth, human
or not, because the oceans have such a large impact
that without them, life on this planet cannot exist.
What can be done though? For starters, there are
many technological advances that, if put in place,
can significantly reduce the amount of bycatch. Most
of these technologies deter unwanted species from
being caught in nets and lines, but they cannot be
the sole solution. A well-regulated fishing
management system must be employed worldwide,
including the creation and protection of marine
reserves. Only through a collective, worldwide
protection effort will we be able to sustain and
improve the oceans as they are today.
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