Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the most rare. Where there were once thousands of vaquitas swimming in the sea, today there may only be about 10 individuals remaining. The vaquita wasn’t […]
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Two Giant Nets Pulled in a Day to Protect the Vaquita
In a dramatic mission, Sea Shepherd’s Milagro Task Force aboard the Seahorse made a significant discovery that highlights the escalating threat to marine life in the Vaquita Refuge, specifically within the ZTA extension. The crew detected what initially appeared to be multiple ghost nets, each located about 250 meters apart. However, after retrieval and further […]
Concern for Mexico’s Vaquita as Totoaba Swim Bladder Trafficking Surges Online
MEXICO CITY — The trafficking of valuable fish bladders found in Mexico appears to be on the rise online and on social media, and it’s having a ripple effect on other endangered species in the region. Dried swim bladders, or “maw,” of totoaba, an endangered fish found in the Gulf of California in northern Mexico, […]