Overview
- Federal, state and municipal authorities met with fishers and agreed to update the 2020 regulation, proposing an adjusted no‑gillnet polygon centered on the Zero Tolerance Zone.
- Semarnat says the revisions draw on CIRVA and CITES guidance and multiple datasets, including SNIB historical records, CONANP acoustic data, and recent sightings.
- Monthly follow‑ups were set for San Felipe, Golfo de Santa Clara and Puerto Peñasco, with coordination among Semarnat, Conapesca, Profepa, Conanp, the Navy and local governments.
- The plan includes developing gillnet‑free fishing methods and value‑added marketing to sustain local livelihoods alongside conservation.
- Separately, El Imparcial reports the government is weighing a cut of more than 85% to the current no‑gillnet area, which environmental groups warn would raise extinction risk for the estimated 7–10 remaining vaquitas.