The vaquita porpoise is a critically-endangered species endemic to the northern Gulf of California and is in imminent danger of extinction. Conservationists estimate that only between 6 to 10 vaquitas remain in the world, and the main threat to their survival is bycatch from commercial and illegal gillnet fisheries. Despite a number of attempts to discourage gillnet fishing, including a partial ban issued by the government in 2015 and a total ban issued in 2017, the vaquita population continues to dwindle. Sometimes, a movement is needed far more than a miracle. And it is precisely this interdisciplinary conservation movement that the critically-endangered vaquita porpoise needs so urgently.
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