WebMar 27, 2024 · CITES, the global treaty that regulates the wildlife trade, has imposed drastic sanctions on Mexico for its lackluster enforcement of protections for the totoaba, a giant … WebMar 27, 2024 · Vaquita become entangled and drown in illegal nets set to catch shrimp and fish, including the endangered totoaba. CITES prohibits international commercial trade …
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WebMar 27, 2024 · Vaquita become entangled and drown in illegal nets set to catch shrimp and fish, including the endangered totoaba. CITES prohibits international commercial trade of both the vaquita and totoaba. Yet poaching and trafficking of totoaba — in demand in China for its swim bladder — has gone largely unchecked for years. Now only about 10 … WebAug 19, 2024 · In March 2024, Earth Ocean Farms became the first aquaculture company in Mexico to obtain permission to export the meat of the totoaba fish, following approval by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Totoaba was critically endangered in the wild until 2024 when its status was … rdthdth
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WebMar 3, 2024 · A CITES decision in 2024 required Mexico to implement seven actions to address illegal fishing and trafficking of totoaba. To date, four of the actions have not been implemented. The most egregious failure has been the inability to curb illegal fishing in the so-called ‘zero tolerance’ area in the vaquita refuge. WebApr 10, 2024 · Mexico’s failure to halt totoaba fishing and trade undermines CITES, which bans the totoaba trade. In December 2024, after Interior failed to respond to the petition for more than eight years, conservationists sued to force a decision. During this eight-year period, the vaquita population declined by more than 90%. rdth84 mower