Save the Vaquita Petition
It's the smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal in the world.
It is estimated that there are only 10 Vaquita Porpoises left.
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Deuxcents
(18,309 posts)To eliminate those nets that stretched for extremely large areas because they were entrapping everything and killing them. Unnecessary and dangerous to the crews and overfishing our resources. We just never learn and when its almost to the point of extinction, its too late. I hope this effort is successful because the loss will be another tragedy to the balance of nature
LT Barclay
(2,678 posts)with the fisherman in the area. The only other group that is having an impact (in my opinion) is the Earth League International formerly known as the Elephant Action League. The try to break the network that is trafficing in the totoaba swim bladders.
You can now contribute directly to the campaign that is trying to save the vaquita. It is Operation Milagro at SSCS. I'm kind of frustrated with most of the other groups because they are either 1. ignoring it or 2. just talking with little action. The only other recent good news is that the tiny population is stable, with the last survey showing 13 individuals with 1 calf. There was a successful lawsuit to get the US to impose more sanctions on Mexico (questionable value).
The U.S. could do more:
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/missed-opportunity-vaquita-whistleblowers
This was a puppet show my family did at a family camp hosted by Jean-Michel Cousteau:
When I finally have a job that isn't draining the life out of me, I'd like to start performing this and the other 2 I wrote for the same camp at other venues. I hope to have the others posted soon.
LT Barclay
(2,678 posts)I would only disagree with her in that I believe that the effort to protect the vaquita has been anemic and half-hearted. But there is a new tactic being used. Concrete blocks with exposed rebar is being intentionally placed in the vaquita reserve to hold and destroy nets as they are being placed. Sea Shepherd has seen a 90% decrease in nets in the area.
JoseBalow
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