Seafood Importers Support Measures to Save the Vaquita
Eight U.S. based importers of Mexican seafood have joined efforts to remove illegal fishing gear and develop alternative gear to protect the critical endangered vaquita porpoise.
The eight importers -- Aquastar, Artisan Catch (Orca Foods), Del Pacifico, Inland Seafood, Meridian Products, Ocean Garden Products, Santa Monica Seafood, and Seattle Fish Company—donated $12,000 to VaquitaCPR, an effort to remove illegal fishing gear from the upper Gulf of California.
All eight companies participated in a Mexican Seafood Supply Chain Roundtable facilitated by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership.
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