Activists blame Mexican government for near-loss of porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) " Conservation groups said Monday that the Mexican government's lack of action is to blame for the near-extinction of the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise.The groups said the National Fisheries Commission didn't supervise fishing season rules and improperly increased catch quotas in the upper Gulf of California. They said the commission also failed to provide fishermen with better nets to avoid trapping vaquitas.The head of the fisheries body [...]
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