Vaquita Porpoise Faces Crisis

Recently, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued an alarming alert regarding the critically endangered vaquita porpoise's perilous situation.

  • The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), the smallest porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California, is on the brink of extinction due to illegal gill net fishing for the valuable totoaba fish bladder.
  • They are the world’s smallest cetaceans. They are only distant relatives of dolphins.
  • IWC's scientific report reveals an 83% decline in the vaquita population from 2015 to 2018, leaving only 9 or 10 individuals.
  • Replacing gillnets with alternative fishing methods is essential for both vaquita survival and fishermen's livelihoods.
  • The alert highlights the need for ....
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