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- March 2019 Vaquita Update
- 5 Updated Cetacean Red List Assessments Published in March 2019
- Dead vaquita found in totoaba net
- 11th meeting of the Vaquita Recovery Team
- January 2019 Vaquita Update
- 30 new IMMAs identified in the eastern Indian Ocean
- December 2018 – Vaquita update
- 35 Updated Cetacean Red List Assessments published in Nov 2018
- Vaquitas with calves seen in September 2018 field effort
- Ten Updated Baleen Whale Red List Assessments Published in July 2018
- Update on Yangtze finless porpoise in China
- Totoaba season ends with 400 active totoaba gillnets removed
- Over 800 totoaba swim bladders seized– April 2018 Vaquita update
- Third Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) Workshop, held in Borneo, puts 46 new candidate IMMAs on the map
- First vaquita found dead in 2018 – March 2018 Update
- Vaquita peril persists with on-going illegal totoaba fishing – February 2018 Update
- Insights into Critically Endangered Mekong Dolphin Genetics and What This Means for Conservation
- Cooperative Net Removal Efforts Increase to Save Vaquitas
- Arabian Sea humpback whale tagged off the coast of Oman crosses to India!
- Vaquita rescue efforts suspended
Category Archives: Vaquita
March 2019 Vaquita Update
More violence mars vaquita protection efforts This update summarizes net removals from March and news about continuing violence leading to another suspension of net removal efforts. On 13 March a dead vaquita was found in a net by the Sea … Continue reading
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Dead vaquita found in totoaba net
February 2019 Vaquita Update This update summarizes net removals from February and news that also includes the first half of March. The Report of the 11th meeting of CIRVA is summarized in an earlier news item on this website. On … Continue reading
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11th meeting of the Vaquita Recovery Team
The report of the 11th meeting of the international vaquita recovery team (CIRVA), held in La Jolla, California on 19-21 February 2019, is now available. The report recommends a series of immediate, near-term, medium-term, and long-term actions to prevent extinction … Continue reading
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January 2019 Vaquita Update
January was a month marked by the violent action of illegal fishermen directed toward people engaged in net removal efforts. Press releases including video of the attacks are available here for the January 9th attack and here for the January … Continue reading
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December 2018 – Vaquita update
December marks the beginning of totoaba spawning season. As was done in the 2017/2018 spawning season, vaquita updates will be posted monthly. In this first update, a recap of last season is given to provide context. The 2017/2018 totoaba spawning … Continue reading
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