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Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

As few as 10 survive in Mexico's northern Gulf of California, and they continue to get caught in deadly gillnets set by fishermen.

The Mexican government has shrunk the area covered by a gillnet ban put in place to protect vaquita, an extremely endangered porpoise

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

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Mexico weakened protections yesterday for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, opening vast new areas in the Upper Gulf of California to the deadly gillnet fishing that has caused the vaquita’s...

Mexico's agriculture, environment and navy ministries published an agreement on Wednesday that sets new fishing rules for the northern Gulf of California, including a permanent gillnet ban area meant to protect the vaquita marina.

The government says a much smaller gillnet-free area will help fishing communities and still protect the world's rarest porpoise. A line on a map has never stopped an illegal net, and the people it is meant to help have heard promises before.

MEXICO CITY— Mexico has weakened protections for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, opening vast new areas in the Upper Gulf of California to the deadly gillnet fishing that has caused the vaquita’s precipitous decline. Scientists estimate that only about 10 vaquitas remain, down from nearly 600 animals in 1997. Mexico’s new rules, issued yesterday, eviscerate protections adopted in September 2020, which were not fully implemented and would have significantly improved the vaquita’s chance of recovery. “With only a handful of vaquita left, it’s absolutely shocking that the government is gutting protections rather than stepping up to help these little porpoises,” said Alex Olivera, Mexico representative at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Instead of ramping up enforcement, Mexico is normalizing illegal fishing that the government has been unable or unwilling to stop. These new rules open most of the vaquita’s remaining habitat to the gear that kills them. Vaquitas don’t follow maps, and scientists have repeatedly seen the porpoises outside the only area where the gillnet ban is currently enforced. It’s heartbreaking because if this isn’t reversed it will almost certainly lead to the vaquita’s tragic extinction, which could’ve been prevented.” Vaquitas face one primary threat: They become entangled and drown...

Our findings suggest that bycatch is not simply due to a failure to detect nets but rather occurs when avoidance fails, highlighting the need for mitigation strategies that enhance detectability and ...