The sequel to Finding Nemo is due to hit in 2015. Disney’s Pixar Animation Studio is all set to produce “Finding Dory” with all the favorite marine heroes like Nemo, Marlin, the Tank Gang, and of course, Dory. The film will purportedly be set along the California coast and, apparently, focus on Ellen DeGeneres’ character, Dory. Well we know that “Finding Nemo” didn’t really find lot of appreciation among animal lovers, eco activists and scientists. After all, ill-equipped fans battled to purchase Nemo-esque clownfish as pets; others wanted to release their existing fish by flushing them down the loo or dumping them in the ocean. We are now hoping that the sequel creates no such chaos among aquarists and fish lovers.
“PETA believes that Ellen DeGeneres, a vegan and an animal protector, will serve as a positive example for children and families as the star of ‘Finding Dory,'” the organization reported after all DeGeneres was named PETA’s Woman of the Year in 2009. The animal-loving nonprofit association put a optimistic twirl on their cautionary message to the public: “In the film, Dory will be reunited with her loved ones, and we hope that theme will inspire the film’s fans to view fish as friends, not food, and remind everyone that fish like Dory should be permitted to live in peace with their families, rather than being captured and forced to live in a microcosm of their natural world — a tank or an aquarium — separated from everyone and almost everything that is a part of who they are.”
The friends not food message that Nemo conveyed back then in 2003 was quite appreciated by PETA but for sure they so not want people getting all crazy to own a blue tang looking like Dory especially to experience an emotional rush leading to dumping and flushing them.
A recent U.C. Davis report found that aquarium fish — like the ones depicted in “Nemo” (and, hence, “Dory”) — are being plunge upon the open ocean in droves, disturbing marine ecosystems. A significant portion of the 11 million-plus non-native aquarium fish and plants that are imported every year through California ports are being introduced into the ocean – and they’re considered persistent species. The results of this study are thought to be analytical of the rest of the world, too. And these invasive aquarium fish can be pricey to exterminate. “If people were just aware that they shouldn’t dump their aquariums in any natural waters, that goes a long way to averting this problem,” Susan Williams told NBC News.
Last year, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to make bigger safeguard of tropical aquarium fish such as the blue tang and clownfish. The reason being harvesting of such creatures could shrink populations and potentially accelerate the already-imperiled health of coral reefs, which are endangered by such other human-spawned bugaboos as climate change and ocean acidification.
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, seemed as optimistic as PETA that “Finding Dory” would motivate moviegoers to treat the ocean well. “It is our hope that this animated feature inspires people to care for the ocean and its inhabitants,” Perry Hampton, the aquarium’s vice president of animal husbandry said. “Blue tangs can be found around coral reefs, which are the living rainforests of the ocean. By reducing pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and overfishing, we can help protect these important ecosystems and the diversity of life that depends on them.”
The Humane Society of the United States is forewarning future blue tang fans from purchasing fish from their natural habitat. “Since kids will likely be fascinated with the blue tang and other fish featured in the film, we also hope Disney-Pixar will make a point of deterring consumers from buying wild-caught fish, which is harmful to fragile coral reef ecosystems,” the organization said.