Concrete actions to save the Marine Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) from extinction have been taken by Semarnat, as set forth in official letter SFNA/DGSPRNR/121/01, undersigned by attorney Victor del Angel, General Director of said agency. In the letter addressed to attorney Juan Bezaury, General Coordinator of WWF Mexico, Del Angel explains that pursuant to instructions provided by Victor Lichtinger, Secretary of Semarnat, the conservation of Vaquita, exclusive species of the Upper Gulf of California, has become a prioritary action.

Activities for such purpose include meetings to analyze the Vaquita's problem; promoting its Management Plan; analyzing the Secretarial Resolution for the Vaquita Refuge; implementing mechanisms together with Conapesca to eliminate gill nets; conducting joint operations with Profepa and the Navy to observe the compliance of the Regulations for Natural Protected Areas; and assigning funds for the establishment of a Sustainable Development Program for the Upper Gulf of California.

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