#gillnet fishing
Mexico wants to ban nets, save endangered porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are proposing a $37 million plan to ban gillnet fishing in most of the upper Sea of Cortez to save the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise.
The plan would compensate fishermen for stopping the use of nets that often sweep up the tiny porpoises along with their catch.
Recent reports suggest there are fewer than 100 of the…
