Enforcement efforts to protect the vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise, have led to a significant drop in fishing in a protected area that is home to the critically endangered species, the Mexican government and a non-profit said after a year of enhanced partnership.
However, it is unclear if the fishing ban in Mexico's Sea of Cortes has translated into an increase in the vaquita population, which some biologists estimate has fallen to between just 6 and 20.
Vaquitas, which grow to less than 5 feet in length, often become entangled and die in fishing nets cast to catch shrimp, finfish or totoaba - a large fish whose swim bladder is illegally traded to Asia, where it is prized in traditional medicine.The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - the world's leading body on the issue -if it does not present a plan to address threats to the species by the end of February.
Rear Admiral Jose Carlos Tinoco Castrejon added that assistance from the fishing sector has been key: "They have collaborated with us in respecting the actions for the benefit of the fishing community," he said.
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