U.S. says Mexico failed to uphold international treaty protecting vaquita porpoise

Mongabay
May 30, 2023, 8:25 pm177 pts
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. has opened up the possibility of imposing a trade embargo on Mexico due to its failure to stop illegal fishing in the Gulf of California, where the endemic vaquita has been pushed to the brink of extinction. The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), famous for being the world’s smallest porpoise,…

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