An Economic Perspective on Policies to Save the Vaquita: Conservation Actions, Wildlife Trafficking, and the Structure of Incentives

An Economic Perspective on Policies to Save the Vaquita: Conservation Actions, Wildlife Trafficking, and the Structure of Incentives

The Upper Gulf of California is a diverse and highly productive ecosystem supporting some of the most important fisheries in Mexico, yet a history of weak fisheries management and illegal fishing threaten the area’s biodiversity and undermine human well-being in the communities along its shores. The...

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Main Authors: Enrique Sanjurjo-Rivera, Sarah L. Mesnick, Sara Ávila-Forcada, Oriana Poindexter, Rebecca Lent, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Dale Squires, U. Rashid Sumaila, Gordon Munro, Rafael Ortiz-Rodriguez, Ramses Rodriguez, Jade F. Sainz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
vaquita
totoaba
bycatch
ilegal wildlife trafficking
incentive-based management
conservation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.644022/full

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