Dear MARMAM readers,

Last week, NOAA issued a press release on the official debut of the new "Don't Feed Wild Dolphins" animated Public Service Announcement (PSA) and website. The PSA provides an innovative approach to remind viewers that feeding wild dolphins is not only illegal but harmful to dolphins as well. This project was 4 years in the making and accomplished thanks to the hard work and perseverance of numerous folks at NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Region and Headquarters working in partnership with the Marine Mammal Commission, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's Protect Wild Dolphins License Plate fund, Mote Marine Laboratory, and members of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums.

The PSA can viewed at the following web site, which also has more information on wild dolphin conservation and responsible viewing: http://www.dontfeedwilddolphins.org. The press release can be viewed at: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090311_dolphinpsa.html.

Please feel free to distribute this widely and use it as educational tool. Thank you!

Best,
Stacey Horstman

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Stacey C. Horstman
Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Regional Office
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-824-5312
727-824-5309 FAX
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