Vaquitas Devastation

There are these tiny porpoises named vaquitas. Their population is dwindled down to only 30 left in the world, which is down from 60 just two years ago (Vaquita, the world’s most,2017). The decrease is due to illegal fishing of totoaba, which is a fish that shares the same habitat. To add to the damaged caused by the illegal fishing, are the use of gill nets. are trapping other sea creatures like example the Vaquitas. fisherman either don’t care for the other creatures that get dangled into the net are either sold with the Totoaba fin which is the valued piece of fish and why it’s being hunted or it gets thrown overboard basically dead. The Alert for this is set high because one if their population continues to dwindle down at such a rapid pace, there will be another species to add to the extinct list. Also this should show we should care for more for our oceans and the cost of greed.
To begin, with the situation in hand there are multiple disturbing factors presented. However, the most
One is hope with captivity and with that is hope to repopulate the vaquitas that way. In addition, one websites had said there was a border protection to the vaquitas habitat, but in all the most promising out of these was the official ban of the gill nets. “In July 2016, a permanent ban was finally announced, together with a ban on night fishing to aid the fight against poachers.” (Save the vaquita, N/A) Because these nets are the reason for these poor tiny porpoise getting entangled, a ban is surely welcome. A least from what articles have stated that the local anglers are going along with the ban. In the end if the poacher don’t stop all to gather with the nets then the one and only step left is to hope any conservations or the sea shepherds help round up the last of the vanquitas somehow and hope that the breeding in captivity is