The illegal gill - net fishing of totoaba in the northern Gulf of California is causing the vaquita's perilous decline. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
China has a vital role to play in saving the vaquita by aggressively rooting out the trafficking of totoaba in Hong Kong and mainland China. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
A surge in illegal totoaba fishing, undermining of compensation schemes and resistance to the use of the smart fishing gear are all contributing to the vaquita's demise and create the need for a fisheries closure with stringent, year - round enforcement. (sciencedaily.com)