2/2 But key aspect is gillnets banned in an area which overlaps 85% of current #Vaquita Refuge boundaries, a situation which always existed on paper, but never in practice. US seafood imports won't be restored until only vaquita-safe gear is used there.
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1/2 San Felipe fishers await new amendments to 2020 gillnet ban agreement, saying that they successfully argued against govt #vaquita expert advisory committee CIRVA's recommendation to expand the Zero Tolerance Area to the north where porpoises were sighted in May 2025 survey.
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2 versiones de mi kipfel mucha gente a la que se lo mostre dice que se ve mejor la kitsune que la vaquita, comenten cual de las 2 versiones les gusta mas ^^ jsjsjsjs
#vrchat #vrchatspanish #spanishcommunityVR #kipfel #kitsune #cow #vaquita
Tying potential deterrents (LED lights, plastic bottles, acrylic beads, acoustic pingers) to net mesh to reduce entanglement by increasing visibility to cetacean eyesight & echolocation shows experimental promise, but #vaquita too rare to risk trials, focus on net-free zone 1st.
1/2 Carlos Puelma @TribunadeMexico: "98% drop in #vaquita population over 3 decades marks one of Mexico's most serious environmental failures. The engine of the problem is economic & criminal. The government's actions have been reactive & limited. Room for maneuver is narrowing
The impact of #vaquita fishing restrictions, loss of US market & low prices for seafood affect not only Upper Gulf fishers but also "a wider network of businesses, services & families." Sonora state govt to make a loan to Golpac company to build a curvina value-added market.
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Yes yes! Bring attention to the urgent need to protect the #vaquita These tiny darlings stole my heart in an instant. It’s a complex problem that needs a swift comprehensive solution. The more people who know, the more likely the vaquita can survive 🩶🖤💙
From March 25-29 @PROFEPA_Mx & its partner agencies recovered three unattended gillnets in #vaquita habitat - a higher number than in previous reports. No #totoaba gillnet seizures or arrests have been announced so far this spring spawning season in the Upper Gulf of California
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This beetle had juice ngl
Still psyched #vaquita made it to final four out of dozens of endangered species. Great for raising awareness. Support much appreciated 🙌
With #USMCA (which includes "enforceable labor and environmental obligations") 6th anniversary review coming in July, @USTradeRep annual report faults Mexico for illegal fishing in #vaquita habitat, already since 2022 the subject of the treaty's first environmental consultations
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1/2 Tis the season (#totoaba spawning), time for a well-researched & presented article on swim bladder #BiologicalBitcoin & impact on #vaquita porpoise by @Fannymiranda26 in @Milenio incl interview @VFelbabBrown
Ray of hope from @PronaturaNoroes Valeria Towns "Huge difference..
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Meeting of @PROFEPA_Mx, @SEMAR_mx & @Conapesca with Baja & Sonora state authorities to plan law enforcement for #vaquita & totoaba
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If you didn't know what an actively deployed gillnet in #vaquita habitat looks like from the surface, now you do. The buoy flag marks one end, & the float line extends behind it.
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3/5 The current #Vaquita Refuge boundaries (blue) overlap slightly with the Biosphere Core Zone (black line), but the proposed new gillnet ban area (green) has a cutout so that the Core Zone is completely separate.
2/5 The incident was originally reported as in the vicinity of the #Vaquita Refuge, & it can be seen from the perspective of El Machorro hill that the panga is being towed from an area well north of San Felipe
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1/5 It is interesting that the precautionary detention (& subsequent release) of the panga which caused upset in San Felipe last week is being treated by the authorities as a violation of the Core Zone of the Upper Gulf of California Biosphere Reserve, not the #Vaquita Refuge.
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1/2 Vote for the #vaquita!
Uproar for Species Survival is a conservation initiative of the Indianapolis Zoo in partnership with the @IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups. $55,000 in prize money with top vote getter grand prize of $10,000.
As Mexico & US teams met this week to prepare for July #USMCA Joint Review, 22 Democratic Senators urged strengthening of the trilateral trade treaty's environmental law enforcement provisions, citing failure of 4 years of consultations to produce results for #vaquita porpoise.
1/3 Fisherwoman Ana García's call for a protest against #vaquita fishing restrictions to block the only road into San Felipe during the major tourist events - offroad San Felipe 250 race & Semana Santa Easter week - may divide the community with its growing service-based economy
Save the World's Most Endangered #Porpoise
With an estimated population of just over 10 individuals, the #vaquita is on the verge of extinction. Take action for this species! #vaquitaPorpoise
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1/3 Fishers gathered to protest detention of a panga fishing in the #Vaquita Refuge northwest of the Zero Tolerance Area; @SEMAR_mx temporarily closed the entrance to the port in San Felipe & later agreed to a dialogue meeting with the community.
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Ricardo Cárdenas of @SEMARNAT_mx recently visited with fishers, community conservationists & local authorities in San Felipe & is feeling positive about #vaquita recovery. His interview with @elvigia ⬇️
1/3 New CAT report examined 10 fishing days in 2026 before @SEMARNAT_mx #GIS Feb 6 announcement of planned new #vaquita gillnet ban area & found an average of nearly 70 pangas which were likely using gillnets within the area where the proposed regulatory change aims to have zero
Opening of shrimp season in fall 2025 was delayed by several weeks for the #vaquita survey. Now @Conapesca has delayed shrimp season closure - in the Upper Gulf only - to March 25 in a move welcomed by fishing community at a time of tension over planned changes to gillnet ban.
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San Felipe meetings of @SEMARNAT_mx @mroblesg with @CONANP_mx citizen science group, fishers & local authorities, incl "tour of points along the coast, muelle, malecón, el Machorro - locations from which efforts will strengthen #vaquita conservation & sustainable local economy."
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Graphite sketch of a vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise, drawn according to scientific illustration conventions (profile, facing left, light coming from the top left corner). Text on the top left corner is drawn in cursive and reads: Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), Conservation status: CR (critical danger).
La Vaquita Marina (Phocoena sinus)
Little sketch of the world's smallest and most threatened cetacean. I'm thinking of making it a habit of posting 1h30-2h sketches like this every Tuesday.
#vaquita #sciart #cetaceans
