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Vaquitas (Phocoena sinus) continue to die from bycatch not pollutants.

Frances M D GullandKerri DanilJennie BoltonGina YlitaloRoberto Sanchez OkruckyFrancisco RebolledoChristian Alexander-BelochRobert L BrownellSarah MesnickKathi LefebvreCynthia R SmithPeter Owen ThomasLorenzo Rojas-Bracho
Published in: The Veterinary record (2020)
These findings support the conclusion that bycatch is the primary source of vaquita population decline and emphasise the need for stronger measures to eliminate gillnets from the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico.
Keyphrases
  • heavy metals
  • risk assessment