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OaRd OF dIRECTORSKeith Addis, Chair

r. Kristian Parker, Vice Chair

ames Sandler, Treasurer

imon Sidamon-Eristo, Secretary

erbert M. Bedole, III

ed Danson

sar Gaviria

Mara Eugenia Girn

tephen P. McAllister

Michael Northrop

r. Daniel Pauly

ally-Christine Rodgers

am Waterston

alarie Whiting

dITORIaL STaFF

enior Editoruzannah Evans

Online Editor

mily Fisher

Graphic Designndsay Orlowski

CEana

hie Executive Ofcer

Andrew Sharpless

xecutive Vice President

General Counsel

ames Simonenior Vice President,

orth American Oceans & Chie

cientist

Michael Hirsheld, Ph.D.

ice President, European Oceans

nd Seas

avier Pastor

ice President, South American

Oceans & Antarctica

Alex Muoz

ice President, Belize

Audrey Matura-Shepherd

ice President, Pacifc / Senior

Advisor

m Ayers

ice President, Strategic

Marketing & Communications

Matthew Lit tlejohn

ice President, Global Development

ettina Alonso

Director, Pacifc

usan Murray

maKIng WaVES

COVER PHOTO: Actress Kate Walsh views sea turtle hatch-lings on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Photo Tim Calver

Oceana played a key role in unveiling antibiotic abuse

in Chiles troubled salmon aquaculture industry, which

threatens to create a public health hazard in the larg-

est source or armed salmon sold in the U.S. Using

Chiles Act or Access to Public Inormation, Oceanacompelled the government to release previously unpub-

licized inormation about the level o antibiotic use at

salmon arms in July.

As a result, the world learned that Chile uses 600 times

the amount o antibiotics used by Norway, the only

country that produces more armed salmon. The antibi-

otics are intended to control diseases caused and eas-

ily spread by the crowded and unsanitary conditions in

Chilean salmon pens.

Oce ucovers tibiotic buse i Chile

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maKE WaVES:community.oceana.org/act

In July, the United States banned shing or kr ill in the

Pacic Ocean in an action that culminates years o ad-

vocacy by Oceana and others, including scientists, con-

servationists, shermen and local communities.

No krill shing currently takes place in the U.S. Paci-

ic, which extends rom three to 200 miles o the West

Coast. The new rule prevents krill shing rom occur-

ring in the uture. This preventative step is crucial to

maintaining the marine ecosystem, which counts on

krill as a bedrock species.

Tiny translucent creatures ound in all the worlds

oceans, krill orm the oundation o the marine ecosys-tem by providing critical nutrition or salmon, whales,

seabirds and many other animals. These shrimp-like

Krill shi be i U.S. Pcic

crustaceans are heavily pursued by commercial

vessels in the Southern Ocean, with more than 10

metric tons o krill caught every year primarily to

armed and aquarium sh. As krill are shed out

the Southern Ocean, the industry will be orced to

into previously untouched waters. Thanks to the

measures, krill in the U.S. Pacic will not be subje

overshing.

The proactive ban on krill shing in the U.S. P

mirrors other Oceana initiatives to protect ecosys

beore the introduction o industrialized shing. I

ruary, Oceana accomplished its goal o closing 15

square miles o the U.S. Arctic Ocean to industriaing beore large boats ollow melting sea ice into n

opened Arctic waters.

In a move critical to saving threatened loggerhead sea

turtles, the Gul o Mexico Fishery Management Council

approved new restrictions on bottom longline shing

o the west coast o Florida that will save hundreds o

sea turtles each year.

The measures, i adopted by Nat ional Marine Fisheries

Service, would reduce the number o vessels eligible to

sh with bottom longline gear by 80 percent and ban

bottom longline shing rom June to August in waters

up to about 210 eet deep. In addition, the council also

established a per-vessel limit o 1,000 hooks on board

and 750 hooks set up to sh during any shing trip. The

bottom longlines are used to catch ree sh like grouper,

but also catch nearly 400 sea turtles every year on aver-

age. This is approximately ten times the number o sea

turtles that the shery is currently authorized to take

under the Endangered Species Act. The vast majority

o the sea turtles caught by the bottom longlines o the

shery are loggerheads, a species listed as threat

by extinction under the Endangered Species Act

western Florida shel where the bottom longline

catching loggerheads is an important loggerhea

turtle eeding area.

Sea turtle nesting in Florida has been on a s

downward trajectory since 1998, and this year has

one o the worst sea turtle nesting years on record

loggerhead population has dropped by over 40 pe

in the last decade.

The National Marine Fisheries Service will now

sider the new longline regulations to determine

new restrictions are sucient to prevent the bo

longline shery rom jeopardizing the uture o

threatened population o loggerhead sea turtles

ederal agency can also supplement the plan wit

ditional turtle protections.

CEan COUnCILusan Cohn Rockeeller, Chair

ea Haratani, Vice Chair

Anne Alexander Rowley

r. Andrew Bevacqua

ierce Brosnan

eborah Buck

an and Beth Cort

Andrew and Sydney Davis

Kelsey Grammer

ardy Jones

Stephen and Angela Kilcullenarry Kopald

arolyn Marks Blackwood

icole Polizois

Mark E. Ryavec

ictoria Stack

eter Stranger

Annett Wol

icole Woody

According to the government data, Chile used 71

pounds o antibiotics in 2008, down rom 848,397 po

in 2007. Approximately a third o the antibiotics

quinolones, which are not permitted or use in live

in some countries that import Chilean salmon, ining the United States. The World Health Organiz

recommends that quinolones be reserved or hu

use to preserve their ecacy.

Earlier this year, Chile adopted a plan or the rat

use and management o antibiotics in salmon ar

which included several Oceana recommendations

cept or a total ban on quinolone use. Oceana cont

to campaign or a quinolone ban.


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n August, Oceanas Rangerset sail or its 2009 mission

o the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. This years

xpedition is supported by the Biodiversity Foundation.

or two months, Oceanas Ranger and its crew o re-earchers and campaigners will document the seabed

nd seamounts surrounding the islands. Proessional

ivers will photograph and lm the area up to 40 meters

epth; beyond that, the Rangersremote-operated vehi-

le will explore down to 500 meters. Lit tle is known about

he ocean foor surrounding the islands.

ince 2005, the Rangerhas explored marine habitats in

he Caribbean, Mediterranean and the Atlantic, docu-

menting previously unseen species as well as illegal

shing. In 2007, the catamaran was attacked by French

oats using illegal dritnets. The ensuing attention

elped Oceana draw attention to the illegal nets and

ive the nal push or vigorous enorcement o the bann this wasteul shing gear.

he U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity requires

hat 10 percent o the global marine environment be pro-

ected by 2012. Less than 3 percent o European waters

s currently protected.

o read updates rom the crew members, visit

ommunity.oceana.org.

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Se turtles sw with the iosurs.now theyre thretee with extictio.

know Kate rom her perormance on

Private Practice and Greys Anatomy

but I hope youll now recognize her as

the ace o Oceanas Save Sea Turtles

campaign. In addition, an 11-year-old g

named Casey with a remarkable dedic

to turtles has joined us. In the ollowin

pages, youll learn more details in a sp

sea turtles edition o the magazine.

For decades, sea turtle conservation h

ocused on promoting gear modicatio

in key sheries and protecting sea turt

nesting habitats. These eorts have

met with success, and some sea turtle

populations appear to be in the beginn

stages o recovery. For other turtles ar

the world, however, more aggressive

protections are urgently needed. Our

scientists, celebrities and grassroots

supporters are on the case.

For the Oceans,

Andrew Sharpless

CEO, Oceana

threatened under the Endangered Species

act. This means that they may go extinct in

the oreseeable uture.

Witnessing a mother sea turtle lumbering

onto a beach to lay a clutch o dozens

o eggs is one o natures most easily

accessed spectacles. It takes place on

beaches around the world. As youll read

later in these pages, local conservation

groups work hard to ensure that as many

hatchlings as possible survive the journey

rom the nest to the ocean. Scientists

estimate that as ew as one in a thousand

sea turtle hatchlings may survive to

maturity.

Once those hatchlings complete the

journey to the ocean, more challenges

ace them in the water. Even with the

protections aorded turtles by the

Endangered Species Act, shing gear like

longlines, trawls, gill nets and dredges

kills thousands o turtles and injures even

more every year. In addition, pollution,

coastal development, poaching, vessel

strikes and ingestion o plastics and other

debris threaten to push sea turtles closer

to extinction.

Oceana is working on numerous ronts to

ensure a sae ocean or turtles. First, we

are pushing hard or the U.S. to pass its

rst comprehensive sea turtle legislation.

The legislation will protect sea turtle

populations, reduce sea turtle bycatch and

set aside protected areas or the turtles.

Were also gathering celebrity support.

Ater the success o our Scared or

Sharks campaign eaturing Mad Men

actress January Jones, Im pleased to

announce that actress Kate Walsh has

joined our sea turtle campaign. You may

CEOS nOTE

Loggerhead sea turtles regularly cross

oceans, but nine in ten emales lay their

eggs in just two places: the beaches o

Florida and the Middle Eastern country

o Oman. We know very little about the

Oman population, but in the United

States, loggerheads are in a well-studied

decline. In the last decade, loggerhead

nesting numbers have allen by more

than 40 percent.

All species o sea turtles around theworld ace a slew o challenges that

have caused a global decline. Every year,

hundreds o thousands o sea turtles are

caught in shing gear. Nesting beaches

are under constant pressure rom coastal

development and rising waters due to

climate change.

The six sea turtle species ound in U.S.

waters loggerhead, leatherback, Kemps

ridley, olive ridley, green and hawksbill

are listed as either endangered or

Oceana is grateul or the grants,

contributions, and other support it ha

received rom dozens o oundations a

companies and thousands o individua

Oceana wishes to thank its ounding

unders as well as oundations that in

awarded Oceana grants o $1 million

more: Arcadia Fund, Oak Foundation,

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts, Rockeelle

Brothers Fund and Sandler Foundatio

For more inormation, please see Oce

annual reports at www.oceana.org.


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Her eorts have culminated in the

creation o Love A Sea Turtle (Help

Them L.A.S.T.), Caseys ocial project

to raise money or the hospital, with

an accompanying website,

www.loveaseaturtle.com.

Casey was a nalist or OceanasOcean Heroes Award in 2009, and in

2008 she was a distinguished nalist

or the Gloria Barron Award, which

honors outstanding young leaders

who have made a signicant positive

dierence to the world.

And most recently, she became the

spokesperson or Oceanas 2009 holi-

day Adopt-a-Creature program. In her

honor, Oceana has developed a spe-

cial Casey adoption package thateatures a 22-inch plush turtle, along

with a sea turtle cookie cutter, adop-

tion certicate, inormation about sea

turtles, sugar

cookie recipe

and Caseys

story.

Helping sea

turtles is not

just a passing

ad or Casey,

who plans on

becoming a

marine biolo-

gist, working

with all kinds o marine animals with a

ocus on sea turtles. My avorite kind

o sea turtle is the Kemps ridley, she

said. I think they are so cute.

n some ways Casey Sokolovic is an aver-

ge American pre-teen. In her ree time

he runs cross country, plays volleyball,

asketball and soccer, and is a certied

cuba diver. But she just happens to havegured out her lies passion at 12 years

ld and shes already making serious

waves.

Caseys passion or sea turtles began on a

hird grade eld trip to the Karen Beasley

ea Turtle Hospital in Topsail Island, North

Carolina. The non-prot hospital admits

ea turtles, mostly loggerheads, that have

een ound injured. The most common

njuries are rom boat strikes and shing

ear, such as gillnets.

Seeing all the hurt sea turtles just struck

passion or me, she said. Her amily has

een regularly making the two-hour drive

o volunteer with the hospital ever since.

But even with its dedicated sta o volun-

eers like Casey, the hospital is in need o

unding or a new, much bigger acility

that is already in the works.

Through her creative undraising eorts,

she has raised more than $3000 orthe hospital. With some help rom her

parents, Casey bakes sea-turtle shaped

sugar cookies and sells them at school

and local events

such as armers

markets to benet

the hospital.

In addition to her

baking eorts, she

has collaborated

with North Carolina

coee brewery Joe

Van Gogh to create

an organic sea

turtle blend. Her

coee is now carried in Whole Foods

stores throughout the Carolinas, with 10

percent o the proceeds going to the sea

turtle hospital.

ntroducing CaseyBy Emily Fisher

hotos Heather Garland

FOR mORE InFO On CaSEYS WORK:www.loveaseaturtle.com

Casey anmother

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nESTIng nIgHTS

2008 was a record-setting year on the

island, with more than 100 sea turtle

nests, well above the average 60 to 70

nests. But by the time Kerri Lynn and I

arrived, turtles had laid just 12 nests and

the sta at the Bald Head Island Conser-vancy (BHIC), our liaison on the island,

had seen 13 alse crawls. A alse crawl,

which is common among loggerheads, is

when a emale comes ashore but returns

to the water without laying her eggs

because shes spooked by any number o

actors, including predators, white lights,

or beach chairs.

Loggerheads nest every two or three

years, so there is variation in nesting

numbers rom year to year, but human

By Eily FisherPhotos: Je Jowski

rst night passed without any sea turtle si

ings, and the second night went by uneve

ully, too. We were on call: I the BHIC inte

ound a turtle, they would call my cell pho

immediately, no matter what time o night

On the third night around 11 p.m. we saw ared headlamp fickering 100 yards or so do

the beach. As the light got closer, we hear

intern shout, Turtle! and we dashed dow

the beach.

We slowed when we spotted a dark oval o

side o the dune. Incredibly, this emale se

turtle was climbing a steep dune in her se

or suitably dry nesting sand the ideal sp

or a nest is fat and smooth. I could see th

she was dexterously moving sand aside w

her back fippers.

Shes digging her egg chamber, said BH

sea turtle biologist Brett DeGregorio. We

watched, stunned, as this massive reptile

ully attempted to dig a hole or her eggs o

the steep incline.

intervention is also at play this year. As

the channel near the island is widened

by dredging, nesting beaches have

rapidly eroded, alarming sea turtle

conservationists.

While loggerheads have been pro-

tected as a threatened species or

decades, their numbers continue to

decline, in large part due to shing

gear that kills turtles incidentally as

bycatch. In August the National Marine

Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a new

status review showing that loggerhead

sea turtles o the U.S. Atlantic coast

are currently at risk o extinction.

We were wired to see a nesting, but the

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Within minutes, she gave up. When she

ook o toward the water, the interns

arely had enough time to scan her or ID,

Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT)

ag beore she was back in the ocean.

he BHIC is one o a handul o programs

n the Southeast United States that holds

ll-night beach patrols rom mid-May to

mid-August, and has collected sea turtle

ata since 1980. As one o the arthest

orth nesting beaches, Bald Head Island islso critical in supplying male loggerheads

o the population. Sea turtle gender is de-

ermined by the temperature at which the

ggs incubate: cooler sand means more

males, warmer means more emales. As a

esult, Florida tends to have more emale

atchlings while North Carolina has more

males.

When my phone buzzed at 2 a.m. the

ast night, we dashed, bleary-eyed, to the

each. This was our nal chance to see a

ea turtle nesting.

When we arrived, the turtle was at work

igging her egg chamber, so we stayed at

distance. As soon as she started drop-

ing eggs into the chamber, we moved

We wtche, stue, s thisssive reptile ttepte to i

hole o the steep ue.

closer. She was in the trance that emale

sea turtles enter during the egg laying

process, allowing the interns to measure

her shell and check her or tag IDs.

As soon as she was back in the water, two

interns got to work uncovering the eggs

to relocate them away rom the high tide

line. They were meticulous, and it was

clear they were trying their hardest to

give these eggs a chance or survival. The

odds o a sea turtle hatchling making it tomaturity are less than one in 1000 by some

estimates.

Watching the dedicated BHIC interns,

it occurred to me that sea turtles need

advocates in and out o the water. While

the Conservancy works tirelessly to pro-

tect hatchlings and nesting mothers, they

cant do much about the risk o getting

caught in shing gear such as trawls and

longlines, which is where Oceanas cam-

paign to protect sea turtles comes in.

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Emily Fisher is the online editor at Oceana.

For more on her sea turtle expedition,

including photos, check out her six-part

series athttp://community.oceana.org/nesting-nights-blog-series .

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Actress Kate Walsh is an established television star, best known

as the driven neo-natal surgeon Dr. Addison Montgomery on the hit

shows Greys Anatomy and Private Practice. But when the actress

wanted to lend her ame to the greater good, she came to Oceana. Itwas a perect ft: Kate, a native Caliornian, has a natural afnity or sea

turtles. And the character that made her amous, Dr. Montgomery, could

perhaps relate to the staggering odds that ace just-hatched

sea turtles as they struggle toward the sea.

By Suzannah Evans

Photos Tim Calver and Joe Walsh


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As the fAce of Oceanas Save Sea Turtles

campaign, Kate stars in a print, online and tele-

vision campaign. She traveled with Oceanas

experts to the Virgin Islands this summer to

witness sea turtles both laying eggs and hatch-

ing. While in St. Croix, she spoke with Oceana

marine biologist Kerri Lynn Miller.

To learn more about Kates trip to the Virgin

Islands and to see exclusive photos and videos,

visit www.ana.rg/urlk.

Krri Lynn Millr What makes you inter-

ested in sea turtles?

Ka Wal As a kid, you love turtles. When

I started diving and snorkeling and swimming

with them, I ound them to be totally majestic,incredible creatures. You know, theyve been

around since prehistoric times; its incredible

to see them. Theyre so graceul in the water.

KLM What do you think your involvement can

do to help sea turtles?

KW Im hoping to raise awareness because

I think that most people dont know that they

are an endangered species. I want them to be

around or many generations to come. And I

think that i more people know whats speci-cally happening that shing gear is catching

and killing sea turtles, they can take action to

prevent it.

KLM Why did you decide to partner with

Oceana?

KW Oceana is one o the biggest and most

comprehensive ocean conservation groups

in the world. For me, it was always a natural

t. I grew up in northern Caliornia and I was

always at the beach as a kid, so the ocean isa huge part o my lie. I love the ocean. When

I was a kid, or a while I thought I wanted to

be a marine biologist. So its a natural t to be

involved with ocean conservation.

KLM What was your rst impression when

you saw sea turtles in the wild?

KW The rst ones I saw were the baby

leatherbacks. Theyre so tiny, and they work

so hard to be born and there are so many

natural, environmental things working against

them when they do nally hatch out o the

eggs and they do this long walk to the ocean,

its just incredible. And then to think there is

so much against them, its such an arduous

journey, their whole lie, so you think whatever

we can do to make that easier and not scoop

them up in a big shing net, thatd be great.

It was amazing to be able to swimwith the sea turtles and experiencethem hatching. They struggle.

Joe Walsh


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KLM So what do you think your take away mes-sage will be rom this trip with Oceana?

KW It was amazing to be able to swim with

the sea turtles and experience them hatching.

They struggle. I think one o the most proound

things is seeing the leatherback babies, they

struggle so much just to be born and to make

it to the sea, so Im hoping that we can at least

do our part and ensure that they have a ghting

chance once they get in there.

I want to get the word out and make people

aware about the challenges acing sea turtles.

I also want to help get legislation enacted to

keep harmul shing techniques to a minimum

and help protect the sea turtles.

I want to get the word out andmake people aware about thechallenges acing sea turtles.

PREVIOUS PAGE: Kateswims with a green sea

turtle near Buck Island in

the U.S. Virgin Islands.

LEFT: Kate lmed a video

or Oceana at Coral World

on St. Thomas. MIDDLE:

Kate views hatchlings with

a park ranger at the Sandy

Point National Wildlie

Reuge on St. Croix. RIGHT:

One in 1,000 leatherback

sea turtle hatchlings will

survive to maturity.

Joe Walsh

FOR mORE InFO On OCEanaS SEa TURTLE CamPaIgn: oceana.org/seaturtles

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SeaChange Summer PartyOn August 22, 400 people came out to Villa di Sogni in Laguna Beach, Caliornia or

the second annual SeaChange Summer Party, which honored actress Glenn Close

and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. The event raised nearly $900,000 orocean conservation through ticket sales and auction items, with Oceana as the

main beneciary o the event. A portion o the proceeds will be donated to the SIMA

Environmental Fund or distribution to local ocean conservation organizations.

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A Sea Change Screening

On Sunday, September 13, the American Museum o Natural

History, Oceana and Niijii Films hosted the New York City pre-

miere o the lm A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish.

The event was also hosted by Sue and David Rockeeller and

Oceana board member Sam Waterston and included special

guest Sir Thomas Moore. Over 400 guests attended the screening

at the American Museum o Natural History, which was ollowed

by a private reception in the museums Hall o Ocean Lie.

Please consider supporting Oceana w

a generous bequest in your will or tru

Your git will support Oceanas resea

and science-based conservation

and advocacy eorts to protect and

preserve the worlds oceans or utur

generations.

To learn more, contact Kelley Cunningham

at 212-371-5017.

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Oceana is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizatio

www.oceana.org/plannedgiv

PACT supports Oceanas eorts to protect and preserve the worlds

oceans. PACT is an online apparel company launched by Jason Kibbey

and Je Denby oering design-driven, sustainably manuactured,

premium apparel connected to powerul social and environmental

causes. PACT apparel is made o responsibly grown and manuactured

organic cotton and delivered with a minimized carbon ootprint.For more inormation, email PACT at [email protected].

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OCEan adVOCaTE

Haratani was recently awarded the 20

Golden Whale award by the Commun

Action Board or exceptional commu

work in Santa Cruz County.

And shes an active ocean conservati

even on vacation. Haratani spends he

summers on the Elizabeth Islands nea

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where she

her son Holden participate in eorts

monitor and protect the health o Buz

Bay and Hadley Harbor.

My children became ocean activists

their own accord, she said. We have

started a real movement. I am conde

that we will nd solutions to these da

challenges.

Haratani believes that the current sta

o the oceans is the most signicant

ecological challenge that we have eve

aced. O all the threats acing the se

she is most passionate about climate

change and acid seas.

Oceanas campaign to protect bluen

tuna also resonates with her. Despite

her Japanese heritage, Haratani is no

zealous sashimi eater. In act, she doeoutreach and education targeting As

about the endangered bluen.

Given her history, its no surprise that

Haratani got involved with Oceana.

Oceana is comprised o the most

sincerely committed people I know in

environmental movement, she said.

ortunate to be a part o this amily.

Lea Haratani has never strayed ar rom

the sea.

My earliest memory o the ocean was when

I was three, she said. I remember standing

on the beach, hearing the sound o waves,

observing the vast expanse o water, and

eeling overwhelmed by its beauty and

power.

Haratani, the new Vice Chair o Oceanas

Ocean Council, has been personally and

proessionally connected to the oceans ever

since.

With a degree in Natural Resources

Conservation Studies rom the University

o Caliornia, Berkeley, Haratani rst ell

in love with the oceans during her time

working as a biologist or Hawaii Volcanoes

National Park. While living in Hawaii she

oten went scuba diving and witnessed

Kilauea Volcano erupt into the sea, creating

new land.

Later, during a decade o work at

Pacic Gas and Electric, she created

an environmental education and

compliance program that ocused on

hydroelectric power plants. She taught 350powerhouse oremen and their crews about

environmental regulatory compliance.

Now she works or the Resource

Conservation District o Santa Cruz County,

a non-prot organization that protects,

conserves and restores local natural

resources. Among other things, she does

grant writing, project management and

environmental education about the impacts

o human activities on the Monterey Bay

National Marine Sanctuary.

Oce welcoes Le Hrti s the vice chir o its Oce Coucil, roupo iverse leers who represet Oce o the lobl ste. With her lielolitio with the oces, Le Hrti bris sciece srts to the tble.

Le Hrti.

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Nvmbr 19, 2009:30 pm est

oin our pollution campaign director Jackie Savitz andOcean Council Chairwoman Susan Cohn Rockeellero hear about our newest campaign to stop global

limate change and protect the worlds oceans romcidication.

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more than a philosophy, sustainability is

a matter o common sense. We should be

respecting the seasons, not just in the case

o sh, but or all products. It doesnt make

any sense to have llet steak all year round,

and we shouldnt be able to eat red bream

or hake whenever we eel like it, he said.

I dont use the same types o tomato or

lettuce all the t ime either.

CHEFS CORnE

ngredients or 4 servings

5 very resh sardine flets

For the lli ounces o herring roe

tsp carrot, julienned

tsp leek, julienned

tsp garlic shallot, minced

tsp celery, julienned

tsp fnely chopped scallions

For the toto breloa o rozen bread

ripe tomatoes

ea salt

live oil

For the rieliters o water

ea salt

white wine vinegar

Preparing the dish

he day beore preparing the dish, let the

ardines with a very sharp knie to avoid

isturbing the fesh o the sh. Extremely

elicately, using small tweezers, remove

he spines.

LEaRn mORE:visit sergiarola.es.

Sergi Arola knows that customers arent

oming to his restaurant to get a lecture

n responsible shing. And so the Spanish

he, known or his modern, urban cuisine,

akes steps behind the scenes to ensure

hat only sustainable seaood reaches

iners plates at Sergi Arola Gastro in the

enter o Madrid.

What I can do is make sure I use the right

Che Seri arol

Spish che Seri arol eostrtes his fir or oer cuisie with philosophy o usi sustible, sesol ireiets.

products in the kitchen throughout the

production chain ones that are not out o

season, that dont come rom destructive

shing practices, or that have not been

caught in a protected zone or nature

reserve, Arola said.

An avid scuba diver, Arola respects the

cycle o natural availability or the oods

that end up in his kitchen. I think that

Add sea salt to the water until it tastes like

sea water. Then add a trickle o vinegar (it

shouldnt taste like vinaigrette, so just a

touch is needed).

Add the sardines to the marinade until

the bloody part, where the backbone was,

turns white. Then remove the sardines rom

the salt water and vinegar and dry with a

paper towel. Cover the sardines in olive oil

and stick them in the ridge, well covered.

Make the lling by mixing together the

above chopped ingredients.

The fnish and presentation

Grate the ripe tomato using a medium

grater and drain the pulp with a

colander. Add salt, pepper and oil.

Using a knie, slicer or mandoline, make

very thin slices o the rozen bread and

toast them in a medium oven.

Finish the plate with several cylinders

o sardine lets in a soup dish. Fill the

cylinders with the herring roe, and over

the roe put a bit o tomato and cover with

the bread roonish by adding a good

deal o olive oil.

mrite Sries with Herri Roe, Veetbles Toto Bre

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