The vaquita , a small porpoise that lives in Gulf of California , Mexico , is near extinction . A group of scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that the population has declined by more than 90 percent over the last 30 years. They say Mexican , U.S. and Chinese governments must take swift and coordinated action . We urge Pena Nieto to stop the illegal fishing of totoaba by even stronger enforcement of the gillnet ban and to extend the refuge boundaries to cover the entire vaquita habitat . One way is if Mexico stops the illegal fishing of totoaba , which often ensnares vaquitas .
The vaquita , a small porpoise that lives in Gulf of California , Mexico , is near extinction . A group of scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that the population has declined by more than 90 percent over the last 30 years. They say Mexican , U.S. and Chinese governments must take swift and coordinated action . One way is if Mexico stops the illegal fishing of totoaba , which often ensnares vaquitas .