Today, Chilean Sea Bass are being seriously over-fished, largely by pirate fishing fleets. Scientists have been monitoring the decline for several years. International laws exist to protect the species from over-fishing, but these laws are ineffective and hard to enforce. Unless demand for the fish declines, estimates suggest that it may be commercially extinct within five years.

Do your part! Don't order Chilean Sea Bass in restaurants or shops. But first, sign the pledge below -- every voice counts.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Whereas,

Chilean sea bass (Toothfish) may be commercially extinct within five years at the current rate of illegal fishing;

60% of Chilean sea bass sold on the international market is illegally obtained.

Between 1996 and 1999, 330,000 seabirds, including endangered species of albatross, were killed as they dove for the bait set for Toothfish, becoming hooked and drowned.

The restaurant industry accounts for 70% of all Toothfish sales in the United States.

Therefore, I will join consumers across the nation to "Take a Pass on Chilean Sea Bass" and will not order Chilean sea bass from the menus in any restaurant or buy it in a store until a scientifically reliable estimate of the population has been compiled, illegal fishing for it is eliminated and vessels hunting Chilean sea bass stop catching endangered seabirds on the fishing lines.

Signed by:

Campaign Launched:
October 21, 2005