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earthOCEAN media is releasing video footage and photographs of the rare and endangered Vaquita porpoise to educate the general public about its plight. You may share, post, and use media for educational and non-commercial purposes. Download high definition video footage, or share a videos that you can post on your blog or website
Background -
On October 19, 2008 documentary filmmaker and photographer Chris Johnson captured rare video footage of the Vaquita porpoise.
From October-November 2008, he was documenting “Expedition Vaquita” in the northern Gulf of California Mexico, a multi-national scientifitic survey led by the Instituto Nacional de Ecologia in Ensenada (INE) and NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California as part of a series of educational documentary films – Whale Trackers.
WHALE TRACKERS is a series of documentary programs that journey across the world’s oceans to explore the lives of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Website – www.whaletrackers.com
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If you are interested in using the footage for commercial media or broadcast, contact us.
We are making this media available to press, non-profit organizationsfor “one-time use” for free.
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For more information contact:
Chris Johnson – earthOCEAN media, Melbourne, Australia.
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Phone – +61-450909102 (Australia)
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- All video and photographs are © Chris Johnson – earthOCEAN (All Rights Reserved). When displaying the photo please list the credit on or below the image, for video footage, please overlay the credit as “Chris Johnson – earthOCEAN”.
- You will link back to the website – www.vaquita.tv
- All media © Chris Johnson will not be re-distributed or resold to third-party vendors for commercial media.
- We will release the video and photographs of vaquita for “one-time” use to commercial media for news, newspaper or magazine stories.
- List the following text, as outlined in our filming permits, in the end credits of a video, or on a webpage -
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Photos and video taken under permit (Oficio No. DR/847/08 ) from the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP/Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), within a natural protected area subject to special management and decreed as such by the Mexican Government. This work was made possible thanks to the collaboration and support of the Coordinador de Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos at the Instiuto Nacional de Ecología (INE).
“Vaquita – The Search for the Desert Porpoise” was funded by grants from The Ocean Foundation and the Marine Mammal Commission in the United States.
The website content and comments presented on Vaquita.tv are not necessarily reflective of the views of the partnering organizations. While we encourage open debate and conversation, we reserve the right to edit or delete any postings or comments that may be abusive or libelous.
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LATEST COMMENTS
We would like to show the Vaquita Marina film at the non-profit Whalefest 2012 on Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey, CA on 1/21/12. We will also be exhibiting a life-sized model of a vaquita calf and will be distributing brochures and other information. Thank you for making the superb film available for our use.
Considering the last evaluation of the vaquita population was 2008, is another study planned soon to evaluate whether or not conservation methods are working?
Hello J,
The only program I know that is currently running is a population assessment using sonar to detect vaquitas. I believe this is a collaboration between INE and SWFSC-NOAA. I am unaware of any studies that are specifically looking at the effects all the conservation efforts have had on the vaquita population.
I suggest about some specimenes are captured alive and try their reproduction in captivity in U.S. For its small size it seems too difficult. I suggest to promote, in addition, a total ban of U.S. authorities totoaba the sale of its territory, especially in California y Arizona. Finnally it should be banned altogether, for an indefinity period by bilateral agreement, the export of totoaba from Mexico to U.S. From this , scientists and technicians of both countries may settle more quietly thoroughty and forever this question anxiety greatly to the abiding nature of the world.
Good Job guys!