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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…
Puerto Peñasco - Sonora, Mexico
Marina Real - Sonora, Mexico
San Carlos - Sonora, Mexico
✨My grandfather and great-grandfather’s old home✨San José del Cabo Centro, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Land’s End
March 2018
Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico
Where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. We took a boat ride to see Cabo San Lucas’s natural arch and to do some snorkeling!
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