Cat Action Treasury Inc

GILLNETS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF THE RECENT DECLINE OF MEXICO'S VAQUITA PORPOISE, THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMAL, AND CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO KEEP ITS HABITAT FREE OF GILLNETS IS THE MOST EXPEDIENT MEASURE TO PREVENT ITS EXTINCTION. CETACEAN ACTION TREASURY ALONGSIDE MEXICAN PROJECT PARTNERS WHALE MUSEUM, PESCA ABC AND MAREM. THE PRIMARY BENEFIT WILL BE TO MEXICO'S ENDEMIC VAQUITA PORPOISE PHOCOENA SINUS. THE VAQUITA HAS BEEN LISTED AS ENDANGERED ON THE US ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SINCE 1985.THE PURPOSE OF THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT IS TO SEARCH FOR, DETECT AND MARK DERELICT FISHING GEAR, PRIMARILY CONSISTING OF ILLEGAL BOTTOMSET GILLNETS, FOR REMOVAL BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES AND THE PARTNERS, AS WELL AS REPORT THE ILLEGAL PLACEMENT OF SUCH NETS BY FISHERMEN FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE PROJECT WILL LOCATE AND ASSIST IN REMOVAL OF FROM 1-8 TONS OR APPROXIMATELY 260 GILLNETS, WITH THE LARGE-MESH TOTOABA TYPE GILLNET BEING THE TOP PRIOR