MORE MISINFORMATION ABOUT VAQUITA CONSERVATION
June 10, 2023 This report has some glaring misinformation. SSCS has not engaged in any confrontation with poachers since 2020, but the report suggests this is an on-going situation. SSCS has not confiscated any illegal nets since Dec 31st, 2020. (link below) Barbara Taylor’s advice to deploy more concrete blocks with hooks is not very good advice. These hooks are designed to ensnare gill nets, causing such nets to become potentially lethal ghost nets, presenting an on-going threat to the Vaquita. I…