At the weekend, Mexican officials operating in the northern Gulf of California removed more than 9,000 meters of mesh, which caught 3,500 kilograms of dangerous fish.
Federal Prosecutor for Environmental Protection (Profepa), Navy and National Fisheries and Fisheries Authority (Gonabeska) Got illegal nets in the early hours of Sunday Near Baja California’s San Belippe.
🟩 They are 9 km from the illegal Totopa Enmallle networks in the Gulf de California.
There are 72 dead copies of Totopa and seven life copies. This decision is occurring within the structure of the reinforcement of the surveillance activities it promoted … pic.twitter.com/gb1dcm12ia
– Profepa (@profepa_mx) March 18, 2025
In a statementThe government said 79 tootopa fish were trapped in the trap, only seven of them were alive. Officers released seven people again in the water.
Fishing to Totopa – A type of sea fish that goes to the Gulf of California in Mexico – illegal. In the area, Totopa – it can reach two meters (6.6 feet) and weighs 135 kilograms (300 pounds) – Is now considered dangerous Due to human threats, the International Union (IUCN) for the safety of nature said.
The primary cause of the latest fishing of the totopa is the need for a swimming bladder, which is an organ that helps the fish control its moderate.
In addition to being considered as a delicacy in Asia, traditional Chinese medicine, this swimming bladder, called “fish mass”, is believed to have a number of health benefits, including promoting long life and vitality.
Increasing demand in the last 20 years, the prices of Totopa swimming have risen in the black market – according to the Mileenio newspaper – the nickname “cocaine of the sea”.
During the weekend, the Propa destroyed the bladder over 23 kg (50 pounds).
Blindy fishing systems have been proven to be dangerous to the elusive Wagida, the vagina, the porpois found only in the northern Gulf of California. Most Recent Census Census Only six to eight models were found In Mexican water.
By 2023, the Mexican government began a series of measures to prevent illegal fishing activities and to protect the last remaining vagas.
Study Report of December 2024. More than 5,190 small ships are exploring the departure.
Prior to surgery in San Belippe, the company destroyed more than 130 fishing rigs, including 38,000 meters banned nets and 30 traps and/or cages.
