Mexican authorities physically removed gillnets used in the illegal fishery for critically endangered totoaba. These nets are also responsible for causing the bycatch of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, of which only an estimated 10 individuals remain.
See https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/mexico-la…
Featured Bycatch Species
The Endangered black-browed albatross is threatened throughout its range by commercial fisheries bycatch, primarily from longline vessels.