Mexico and the United States discuss vaquita marina and totoaba
Totoaba
United States
Mexico
Published Mar 5, 2022
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The meeting discussed sustainable fishing, conservation of the vaquita and totoaba, the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor, as well as strategies to combat deforestation.
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María Luisa Albores, head of Semarnat, explained that the importance of strengthening the creation of Protected Natural Areas for the protection of the territory was also discussed. Almost three weeks after the United States formally requested the Government of Mexico to open consultations within the framework of the T-MEC, on the protection of the vaquita marina and the illegal trafficking of Totoaba fish, the head of Semarnat, María Luisa Albores, met with the US Undersecretary for Economic Development, Energy and Environment, José Fernández. In a press release, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) confirmed that the private meeting discussed sustainable fishing, conservation of the vaquita marina and the Totoaba, the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR) and strategies to combat deforestation and illegal logging, without giving further details. "In addition, the importance of strengthening the creation of Protected Natural Areas for the ...
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