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2015年4月16日 · The tiny vaquita porpoise is the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean species. The vaquita remains on the brink of extinction with approximately 10 remaining in …
• Vaquita population decline has accelerated, 49 % 2015-16 • September 2016 30 vaquitas remain • Gillnet ban to expire in April 2017
• Expansion of the area of the Vaquita Refuge • Two year suspension of fishing activities that represent risk to vaquitas (esp. gillnets) • Compensation to licensees, fishermen and other …
Given the continued decline of the vaquita population, CIRVA considered the question of ex situ approaches to vaquita conservation. While recognizing the risks and complexities of such an …
This independent committee has been charged with improving existing vaquita-safe fishing technologies (such as the small trawl to catch shrimp and traps and other gear for fish) to …
Department of State’s budget for energy and the environment to recover the vaquita, a small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California. The species numbers about 150 …
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2024年8月29日 · Beloved Vaquita Scientist August 29, 2024. The Marine Mammal Commission is devastated to learn of the loss of our dear colleague Dr. Armando Jaramillo-Legorreta. For …
California porpoise or vaquita (Phocoena sinus), the most endangered of all cetacean species. The vaquita is undergoing a catastrophic decline as a result of entanglement and drowning in …
recovered, yielding 41 days of sampling data and a single day with vaquita detections. In 2016, surface buoys were used to mark each sampling site, resulting in greatly improved efficiency in …
Vaquita Session Summary . In April 2015, the President of Mexico formally announced a two-year closure of the vaquita range to gillnets with a commitment to full enforcement and a program to …