Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise

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A vaquita porpoise in Mexico - Chris Johnson

The Upper Gulf in Numbers

September 26th, 2011 by Catalina López

Two weeks ago I visited El Golfo de Santa Clara and saw the usual sights of fishermen readying their fishing gear for the upcoming shrimp season.

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Big expectations for the 2010 shrimp season.

September 17th, 2010 by Catalina López

A piece by Catalina Lopez Sagástegui reflecting on the upcoming shrimp season in the upper gulf.

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Buy-outs and new fishing technology

September 11th, 2010 by Catalina López

For the fourth year in a row, the buy-out, rent-out and gear development programs will take place.

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Authorized PACE-Vaquita proposals 2010

September 10th, 2010 by Catalina López

As was expected, the program with the highest number of participants is the rent-out and, unlike previous years, there were no volunteers for the buy-out option.

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USA could ban Mexican shrimp exports: Profepa

March 3rd, 2010 by Catalina López

Voices of the Future

December 9th, 2008 by Chris Johnson

While in El Golfo, I visited the local high school to show video and photos to students of vaquita that I filmed only a few days earlier.

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For the past year, Miguel Reyes Franco has been taking part in the alternative gear experiments in the region. He gives us an insight into the issues surrounding Vaquita conservation from a fishermen’s perspective.

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