New Protected Marine Reserve

[Shooter7]

This is very cool...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationw...5jun15,0,6373457.story?coll=la-home-headlines

 

[McBeck]

Now that is some good news! :thumbsup:

Thanks for the link.

 

[akrimmel]

yeah finally he did some good!

 

[Mykayel]

I was just going to post a similar thread after seeing it on the news (that I just watch from Tivo).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13300363/
a few pictures there too including a nice school of butterflyfish

 

[Kathy55g]

Yes, this is our president, a man who does not read newspapers or watch national news. Show him a movie, and he hops into action.

Sorry, I AM glad he did this. Just shocked that he was not aware until now.

 

[Mykayel]

From my understanding, he was actually aware... and congres was "working" on something to protec the area but they were getting no where... so Bush stepped up and used one of his powers.

 

[Shooter7]

Just a point to note....the original thread I got the link from to post here, which is in the reef discussion forum, has already been threatened closure due to too much political conversation, jabbing, and inuendo. Hopefully, we can avoid that here...

 

[mhurley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7572611#post7572611 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shooter7
Just a point to note....the original thread I got the link from to post here, which is in the reef discussion forum, has already been threatened closure due to too much political conversation, jabbing, and inuendo. Hopefully, we can avoid that here...

Yep....what Shooter7 said. Discuss the preserve...fine.
Bring politics into it and this will get closed quick.

 

[saltyunderground]

I saw the documentary that sparked the President's action on PBS a few weeks ago. It was very good.

It's very tragic what all of the trash is doing to the marine and bird life in this area. We saw the same trash issues in Mexico and Belize too. Hopefully the National Park status will help all of the other issues happening in this particular area.

 

[Shooter7]

Better link to check things out:

http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/management/