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  2. Vaquita - Wikipedia

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    The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico.Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.

  3. International Whaling Commission issues its first-ever ... - AOL

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    The International Whaling Commission released its first ever extinction alert to raise awareness surrounding the decreasing vaquita porpoise population.

  4. Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but ... - AOL

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    The tiny marine animal still has enough genetic diversity to survive, but illegal gillnet fishing threatens the species. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  5. Toothed whale - Wikipedia

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    Toothed whales range in size from the 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) and 54 kg (119 lb) vaquita to the 20 m (66 ft) and 100 t (98 long tons; 110 short tons) sperm whale. Several species of odontocetes exhibit sexual dimorphism , in that there are size or other morphological differences between females and males.

  6. Baiji - Wikipedia

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    If the baiji is extinct, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) has become the most endangered marine mammal species. Some scientists retain hope for the species: The fact that the expedition didn't see any baiji dolphins during this expedition does not necessarily mean that the species is extinct or even 'effectively extinct', because it covered a ...

  7. Vaquita porpoise - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 6 February 2007, at 04:44 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Opinion - Do World Trade Organization laws still exist? - AOL

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    International law still exists. We in the U.S. might begin by remembering this, in trade and in much else. Former Rep. James Bacchus (R-Fla.) is professor of global affairs at the University of ...

  9. Totoaba - Wikipedia

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    On 16 April 2015, Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico, announced a program of rescue and conservation of the vaquita and the totoaba, including closures and financial support to fishermen in the area. [34] This closure is necessary as they were still caught as a bycatch in the legal fishery for other species. [1]