[Occupymendocino] Fw: Save the Vaquita -- Boycott Mexican Shrimp

[Ann Rennacker]

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Subject: Save the Vaquita -- Boycott Mexican Shrimp


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Dear Ann,

Vaquitas -- the world's smallest and most endangered porpoises -- live only in Mexico's northern Gulf of California. After suffering decades of decline due to entanglement in shrimp-fishing gear, vaquitas are down to only 30 individuals left on Earth.

Without swift, strong action by the Mexican government, they could disappear forever by 2020. But Mexico has failed to keep its promises to save the vaquita. Its latest measure -- a temporary, two-year ban on the use of vaquita-killing gillnets, established in April 2015 -- has been inadequate and unenforced. Vaquitas are still dying as gillnet use continues, in blatant violation of the ban. Vessels large and small, including shrimp boats, have been caught fishing illegally inside the vaquita refuge area, and the refuge is littered with illegal totoaba nets.

It's time for us to put pressure on Mexico to do the right thing.

Please tell Mexican officials<http://biologicaldiversity.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aX9%2FdMdqxGUmSQB9IJVbwYEI1%2BIweTj8> that you'll be participating in an international boycott of Mexican shrimp<http://biologicaldiversity.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EB%2BL8NOs1B0PYzoZN9j5TIEI1%2BIweTj8> until they step up enforcement and permanently ban all dangerous gillnets in vaquita habitat.





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