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Ramon.PEREZ-GI…
on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 17:31
General Information
Resolution
44109
IUCN Constituent
Faunam A.C./PG7
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
Country/Territory
Mexico
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( Mexico )
IUCN Commissions
435DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
CIRVA, International Commitee for the recovery of the Vaquita; and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center(SWFSC), PROFEPA-Mexico´s Law enforcement agency, Aristegui Noticias News Agency
II. Implementation
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
we recommend that the Government of Mexico:
1. Fully fund and expand net-removal efforts to maintain the area as a net-free zone;
2. Provide 24-hour surveillance and monitoring;
3. Take all necessary measures to protect net-removal teams from harm or
intimidation; and
4. Arrest and prosecute illegal fishermen, for example, by placing an FGR agent on netremoval ships and Navy vessels to facilitate arrests.
1. Fully fund and expand net-removal efforts to maintain the area as a net-free zone;
2. Provide 24-hour surveillance and monitoring;
3. Take all necessary measures to protect net-removal teams from harm or
intimidation; and
4. Arrest and prosecute illegal fishermen, for example, by placing an FGR agent on netremoval ships and Navy vessels to facilitate arrests.
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
CIRVA calls on the Government of Mexico to fully mobilize its enforcement assets to
eliminate illegal fishing in the area where the last few vaquitas survive, a small area henceforth
referred to as the “Zero Tolerance Area” where the goal will be to remove any illegal net within
hours of its deployment (see Figure 7). In this Zero Tolerance Area,
eliminate illegal fishing in the area where the last few vaquitas survive, a small area henceforth
referred to as the “Zero Tolerance Area” where the goal will be to remove any illegal net within
hours of its deployment (see Figure 7). In this Zero Tolerance Area,
III. Additional Information
Upload document
UpdateVaquita.docx
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member