Captive Breeding for Vaquitas?

[carlos55]

in a few hours there will be general elections in Mexico. The next president must decide if to continue the vaquita conservation program which is very expensive and is opposed by the local fishermen. Any thing can happen. International support for the vaquita recovery program would be very important now.

 

[carlos55]

International Save the Vaquita Day is July 8th
The recently elected mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is still undecided about continuing the vaquita conservation program which is very unpopular among the local fishermen. Whether there are 40, 30. 12 or less vaquitas they deserve a chance to survive. Support the vaquita NOW-

 

[carlos55]

US court bans Mexican seafood imports to protect endangered vaquita porpoise
Since the next elected mexican administration still has not decided whether to continue the controversial fishing ban to protect the vaquita, this step was needed.

 

[Coelacanth18]

US court bans Mexican seafood imports to protect endangered vaquita porpoise
Since the next elected mexican administration still has not decided whether to continue the controversial fishing ban to protect the vaquita, this step was needed.

To clarify on the title: the ban is specific to seafood caught using gillnets in the northern Gulf of California; it is not a blanket ban on all Mexican seafood imports.

 

[carlos55]

Scientists Catch Rare Glimpses of the Endangered Vaquita
New sightings of vaquitas demonstrate that they are still not extinct