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Rescuing the vaquita porpoise and securing a sustainable fishing future for the Upper Gulf of California with Mexican partners
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Viral video is one of dozens of Upper Gulf fishers making new shrimp gillnets. It's illegal to make them & use them, but because everyone is doing it, no one is punished. And they shouldn't be, they obviously are not criminals & not seeking to cause harm to #vaquita. Solution ⬇️
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Viral video is one of dozens of Upper Gulf fishers making new shrimp gillnets. It's illegal to make them & use them, but because everyone is doing it, no one is punished. And they shouldn't be, they obviously are not criminals & not seeking to cause harm to #vaquita. Solution ⬇️
It's encouraging to see Upper Gulf #vaquita safe fishing gear & policy high on CONAPESCA Commissioner's agenda & joint work with SEMARNAT
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's encouraging to see Upper Gulf #vaquita safe fishing gear & policy high on CONAPESCA Commissioner's agenda & joint work with SEMARNAT
The return of the Koipai Yuxa is in its Cucapá name, Departing & Returning With Eyes On The Water, chosen by a 2004 children's regional school contest, & its mission, a living remembrance & working legacy of its designer, #vaquita acoustic monitoring & citizen science pioneer Armando Jaramillo
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The return of the Koipai Yuxa is in its Cucapá name, Departing & Returning With Eyes On The Water, chosen by a 2004 children's regional school contest, & its mission, a living remembrance & working legacy of its designer, #vaquita acoustic monitoring & citizen science pioneer Armando Jaramillo
1/4 Engaging San Felipeans in citizen science & technology to build skills, pride & responsibility for #vaquita porpoise has 2 parts, covered by @AnaC_Olvera 1) @pescaabc supports @CONANP_mx acoustic monitoring in known high use areas & if reoccupying former range (distribution)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1/4 Engaging San Felipeans in citizen science & technology to build skills, pride & responsibility for #vaquita porpoise has 2 parts, covered by @AnaC_Olvera 1) @pescaabc supports @CONANP_mx acoustic monitoring in known high use areas & if reoccupying former range (distribution)
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society video of freeing sea lions from strangling loops of fishing net around their necks on Rocas Consag island in the #Vaquita Refuge with Pesca ABC, PROFEPA & CABET Rescate Lobos Marinos
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society video of freeing sea lions from strangling loops of fishing net around their necks on Rocas Consag island in the #Vaquita Refuge with Pesca ABC, PROFEPA & CABET Rescate Lobos Marinos
1/5 Gustavo Cárdenas Hinojosa, Barbara Taylor & Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho write of their long struggle together to save the #vaquita porpoise from extinction via gillnet entanglement & why results of their 2025 research give them hope
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November 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
1/5 Gustavo Cárdenas Hinojosa, Barbara Taylor & Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho write of their long struggle together to save the #vaquita porpoise from extinction via gillnet entanglement & why results of their 2025 research give them hope
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More fabu @FabianRguez94 drone footage from September #vaquita porpoise survey, a single adult
*💚💙 the changing palette of blues & greens of the Upper Gulf sea water*
*💚💙 the changing palette of blues & greens of the Upper Gulf sea water*
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
More fabu @FabianRguez94 drone footage from September #vaquita porpoise survey, a single adult
*💚💙 the changing palette of blues & greens of the Upper Gulf sea water*
*💚💙 the changing palette of blues & greens of the Upper Gulf sea water*
Awesome that United Nations Development Program @PNUD_Mexico is supporting #vaquita expert Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho & @CONANP_mx hydrophones for their acoustic monitoring program
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November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Awesome that United Nations Development Program @PNUD_Mexico is supporting #vaquita expert Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho & @CONANP_mx hydrophones for their acoustic monitoring program
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Commissioner of @Conapesca @RigoSalgadoV has been holding key consultations re: urgent measures his agency needs to take to support & transition Upper Gulf communities to legal sustainable fishing, stop illegal gillnetting in #vaquita habitat & resolve intl sanctions on Mexico.
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Commissioner of @Conapesca @RigoSalgadoV has been holding key consultations re: urgent measures his agency needs to take to support & transition Upper Gulf communities to legal sustainable fishing, stop illegal gillnetting in #vaquita habitat & resolve intl sanctions on Mexico.
The extensive acoustic monitoring efforts of the summer of 2025 leave no doubt that #vaquita now occur well north of the ZTA in the Refuge, but during the visual survey there were only two days with optimal calm Beaufort conditions for searches there & none were seen
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The extensive acoustic monitoring efforts of the summer of 2025 leave no doubt that #vaquita now occur well north of the ZTA in the Refuge, but during the visual survey there were only two days with optimal calm Beaufort conditions for searches there & none were seen
Summer 2025 had more acoustic monitoring effort for the #vaquita porpoise than any other season in the entire 15 year history of this pioneering program developed & led by CONANP Mexican scientists supported by technical field skills of San Felipe fishers including Pesca ABC.
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Summer 2025 had more acoustic monitoring effort for the #vaquita porpoise than any other season in the entire 15 year history of this pioneering program developed & led by CONANP Mexican scientists supported by technical field skills of San Felipe fishers including Pesca ABC.
Great to have Mexico Marine Wildlife Rescue Center return for recurring training for San Felipe community chapter of the national whale disentanglement network #RABEN with support & participation from ECOBAC, @CONANP_mx, @PROFEPA_Mx, @SEMAR_mx & San Felipe municipal govt.
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Great to have Mexico Marine Wildlife Rescue Center return for recurring training for San Felipe community chapter of the national whale disentanglement network #RABEN with support & participation from ECOBAC, @CONANP_mx, @PROFEPA_Mx, @SEMAR_mx & San Felipe municipal govt.
1/3 #Vaquita are more protected from gillnets in the Zero Tolerance Area due to deterrents & enforcement, but outside this small safety zone gillnets are being used every day rn for shrimp. Fishers aren't hiding it & neither should the Mexican government & solving it is urgent.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
1/3 #Vaquita are more protected from gillnets in the Zero Tolerance Area due to deterrents & enforcement, but outside this small safety zone gillnets are being used every day rn for shrimp. Fishers aren't hiding it & neither should the Mexican government & solving it is urgent.
Report by @Fannymiranda26 for @Milenio is autodubbed into English & contains an interview with drone pilot @FabianRguez94 working for @SeaShepherdSSCS, describing how he was able to capture amazing footage Sept 23 of #vaquita mother Frida & her calf despite the fading light 🌄
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Report by @Fannymiranda26 for @Milenio is autodubbed into English & contains an interview with drone pilot @FabianRguez94 working for @SeaShepherdSSCS, describing how he was able to capture amazing footage Sept 23 of #vaquita mother Frida & her calf despite the fading light 🌄
Our top 3 good news hot takes on the 2025 #vaquita porpoise survey
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1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
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1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
October 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Our top 3 good news hot takes on the 2025 #vaquita porpoise survey
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
Many Mexican seafood fisheries will be banned from exporting to US under #MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act after Jan 1. While some need to start from scratch to develop bycatch mitigation measures, in Upper Gulf it is matter of compliance with #vaquita safe gear & policies.
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Upper Gulf and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve is the most special place in the world, imho
#vaquita #vaquitamarina
The Upper Gulf and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve is the most special place in the world, imho
#vaquita #vaquitamarina
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Know your logo
The Upper Gulf and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve is the most special place in the world, imho
#vaquita #vaquitamarina
The Upper Gulf and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve is the most special place in the world, imho
#vaquita #vaquitamarina
1/2 Dr. Barb Taylor, leader of annual #vaquita survey, shares a few details ahead of the Oct 28 2025 results release including the mother named Frida was seen for 3d year in a row & sonar bathymetry was used to map #Vaquita Refuge depth & seafloor sediment ridges, known to be preferred microhabitat.
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
1/2 Dr. Barb Taylor, leader of annual #vaquita survey, shares a few details ahead of the Oct 28 2025 results release including the mother named Frida was seen for 3d year in a row & sonar bathymetry was used to map #Vaquita Refuge depth & seafloor sediment ridges, known to be preferred microhabitat.
1/2 Kudos to @pescaabc & all partners for good results from hard work last week to capture anesthetize, disentangle, treat, mark & release sea lions on Roca Consag island 🦭✂️
One young female was a recapture, rescued twice. Six other previous patients observed in good condition
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One young female was a recapture, rescued twice. Six other previous patients observed in good condition
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October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
1/2 Kudos to @pescaabc & all partners for good results from hard work last week to capture anesthetize, disentangle, treat, mark & release sea lions on Roca Consag island 🦭✂️
One young female was a recapture, rescued twice. Six other previous patients observed in good condition
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One young female was a recapture, rescued twice. Six other previous patients observed in good condition
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Upper Gulf beach cleanups organized by our partners @CONANP_mx @PronaturaNoroes @pescaabc
Tomorrow Saturday October 25 from 8-10 am
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Tomorrow Saturday October 25 from 8-10 am
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October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Upper Gulf beach cleanups organized by our partners @CONANP_mx @PronaturaNoroes @pescaabc
Tomorrow Saturday October 25 from 8-10 am
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Tomorrow Saturday October 25 from 8-10 am
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1/2 European Parliament has called on the @Cites Secretariat to issue a recommendation for Parties to suspend trade with Mexico for failing to complete its #vaquita #totoaba action plan but this position unlikely to find support from European Union & its members states' because
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October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
1/2 European Parliament has called on the @Cites Secretariat to issue a recommendation for Parties to suspend trade with Mexico for failing to complete its #vaquita #totoaba action plan but this position unlikely to find support from European Union & its members states' because
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1/2 San Felipe beach boat ramp isn't listed as an official embarkation point in Mexico's 2020 gillnet ban regulation ("Agreement"). Mexico told @CITES legalization being considered but so far no change. In Nov Mexico reports to @CITES on #vaquita #totoaba action plan progress.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
1/2 San Felipe beach boat ramp isn't listed as an official embarkation point in Mexico's 2020 gillnet ban regulation ("Agreement"). Mexico told @CITES legalization being considered but so far no change. In Nov Mexico reports to @CITES on #vaquita #totoaba action plan progress.
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So pleased that @pescaabc Katy Carpio @katy_3c & @PronaturaNoroes Anne Espinoza @Anne_Espinoza88 were part of this significant gathering in Campeche for strengthening the role of women in fishing & seafood
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October 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
So pleased that @pescaabc Katy Carpio @katy_3c & @PronaturaNoroes Anne Espinoza @Anne_Espinoza88 were part of this significant gathering in Campeche for strengthening the role of women in fishing & seafood
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1/5 Peaceful protest by some San Felipe fishers yesterday - when authorities stopped their use of the unofficial beach boat ramp to trailer their pangas into the sea, they opened the alternate route down through the estuary by breaching the new sand seawall
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Impiden marinos a pescadores bajar sus pangas en malecón de San Felipe - La Voz de la Frontera | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Mexicali, Baja California y el Mundo
El mover sus pangas más al Sur de San Felipe, les representa un gasto extra que no pueden darse el lujo de erogar
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October 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
1/5 Peaceful protest by some San Felipe fishers yesterday - when authorities stopped their use of the unofficial beach boat ramp to trailer their pangas into the sea, they opened the alternate route down through the estuary by breaching the new sand seawall
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