Dear MARMAM community,
The Scientific Committee of the IWC today issued its first ever Extinction
Alert - for the vaquita. After nearly thirty years of warnings, the Committee
reached the sombre conclusion that a new mechanism is needed to voice
extinction concerns for an increasing range of cetacean species and
populations. This first Extinction Alert statement is issued today in order to
encourage wider recognition of the warning signs of impending extinctions, and
to generate support and encouragement at every level for the actions needed now
to save the vaquita. The statement says:
"The decline of the vaquita has continued despite a very
clear understanding of both the cause (bycatch in gillnets) and the solution
(replacement of gillnets
With safe alternatives in the vaquita habitat."
The statement also points to lessons that can be learned, particularly the need
for early and multi-disciplinary actions that look beyond the immediate
conservation concern to address wider factors.
Read the full text of the IWC Extinction Alert: Statement of Concern for the
Vaquita<https://archive.iwc.int/?r=20358>.
Please contact me with any questions.
Best wishes
Kate Wilson
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NP, UK
t. +44 (0) 1223 233971 d. +44 (0) 1223 209302
www.iwc.int<http://www.iwc.int/>
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