The Resource Vaquita : science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez, Brooke Bessesen
Vaquita : science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez, Brooke Bessesen
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- Summary
- "In 2006, the last of China's Yangtze river dolphins--baiji--succumbed to extinction, and la vaquita marina, a diminutive porpoise endemic to the Upper Gulf of California, quietly and without fanfare inherited the title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Unlike many other critically endangered species, the vaquita is not hunted. Nor is its habitat disappearing or degraded. The species is even protected by law. Why then have its numbers plummeted to near extinction when few humans have seen it live in the wild? The answer lies in a shadowy mix of international cartels, fishermen entrapped by politics and culture, and an unlikely fish called the totoaba. In this haunting story, Brooke Bessesen sets out to Mexico's Upper Gulf region to untangle the intricacies of the biology, acoustical science, and international intrigues behind the vaquita's decline. She interviews townspeople, fishermen, politicians, scientists, and activists, teasing apart a complex story filled with villains and heroes, a story whose outcome is unclear. When diplomatic and political efforts to save the little porpoise fail, Bessesen follows a team of veterinary experts in a binational effort to capture the last remaining vaquitas and breed them in captivity--the best hope for their survival."--Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 293 pages
- Note
- "Foreword by Carl Safina"--Jacket
- Contents
-
- Foreword
- "Goodbye Baiji"
- Prologue
- The dead girl
- Resource extraction
- Chasing a myth
- Tangled agendas
- Death, drugs, and accountability
- Pirates on patrol
- Searching for Vaquita
- Hearing is believing
- Science in the sea
- Witnessing extinction
- Saving Bigfoot
- Sending out an SOS
- Meet the totoaba
- Last-ditch effort
- Hope is a life raft (with a persistent leak)
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9781610919319
- Label
- Vaquita : science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez
- Title
- Vaquita
- Title remainder
- science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez
- Statement of responsibility
- Brooke Bessesen
- Subject
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- California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Commerce
- California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Environmental conditions
- Commerce
- Endangered ecosystems
- Endangered ecosystems -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Endangered species
- Endangered species -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueFishing industry and trade
- trueMarine ecology
- trueMarine mammals
- trueMexico
- Pacific Ocean -- Gulf of California
- Phocoena sinus
- Phocoena sinus
- Phocoena sinus -- Conservation | Economic aspects
- Phocoena sinus -- Conservation | Social aspects
- Poaching
- Poaching -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- truePorpoises
- trueRare and endangered animals
- trueRare and endangered mammals
- Rare mammals
- Rare mammals -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueSea of Cortez
- Totoaba fisheries
- Totoaba fisheries -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueUnited States
- trueWildlife conservation
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife conservation -- Economic aspects -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Wildlife conservation -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueBlack market
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 2006, the last of China's Yangtze river dolphins--baiji--succumbed to extinction, and la vaquita marina, a diminutive porpoise endemic to the Upper Gulf of California, quietly and without fanfare inherited the title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Unlike many other critically endangered species, the vaquita is not hunted. Nor is its habitat disappearing or degraded. The species is even protected by law. Why then have its numbers plummeted to near extinction when few humans have seen it live in the wild? The answer lies in a shadowy mix of international cartels, fishermen entrapped by politics and culture, and an unlikely fish called the totoaba. In this haunting story, Brooke Bessesen sets out to Mexico's Upper Gulf region to untangle the intricacies of the biology, acoustical science, and international intrigues behind the vaquita's decline. She interviews townspeople, fishermen, politicians, scientists, and activists, teasing apart a complex story filled with villains and heroes, a story whose outcome is unclear. When diplomatic and political efforts to save the little porpoise fail, Bessesen follows a team of veterinary experts in a binational effort to capture the last remaining vaquitas and breed them in captivity--the best hope for their survival."--Dust jacket flap
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- 10692573
- Cataloging source
- FM0
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- Bessesen, Brooke
- Dewey number
- 333.9542/0972
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
-
- QL737.C434
- QL82
- LC item number
-
- B47 2018
- .B47 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- 1955-
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- Safina, Carl
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- Phocoena sinus
- Rare mammals
- Endangered species
- Wildlife conservation
- Endangered ecosystems
- Poaching
- Totoaba fisheries
- Phocoena sinus
- Phocoena sinus
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife conservation
- California, Gulf of (Mexico)
- California, Gulf of (Mexico)
- Commerce
- Endangered ecosystems
- Endangered species
- Phocoena sinus
- Poaching
- Rare mammals
- Totoaba fisheries
- Wildlife conservation
- Pacific Ocean
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- science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez
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- Label
- Vaquita : science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez, Brooke Bessesen
- Note
- "Foreword by Carl Safina"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index
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- Contents
- Foreword -- "Goodbye Baiji" -- Prologue -- The dead girl -- Resource extraction -- Chasing a myth -- Tangled agendas -- Death, drugs, and accountability -- Pirates on patrol -- Searching for Vaquita -- Hearing is believing -- Science in the sea -- Witnessing extinction -- Saving Bigfoot -- Sending out an SOS -- Meet the totoaba -- Last-ditch effort -- Hope is a life raft (with a persistent leak) -- Epilogue
- Control code
- on1046982959
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610919319
- Lccn
- 2018939123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1046982959
- Label
- Vaquita : science, politics, and crime in the Sea of Cortez, Brooke Bessesen
- Note
- "Foreword by Carl Safina"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword -- "Goodbye Baiji" -- Prologue -- The dead girl -- Resource extraction -- Chasing a myth -- Tangled agendas -- Death, drugs, and accountability -- Pirates on patrol -- Searching for Vaquita -- Hearing is believing -- Science in the sea -- Witnessing extinction -- Saving Bigfoot -- Sending out an SOS -- Meet the totoaba -- Last-ditch effort -- Hope is a life raft (with a persistent leak) -- Epilogue
- Control code
- on1046982959
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610919319
- Lccn
- 2018939123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1046982959
Subject
- California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Commerce
- California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Environmental conditions
- Commerce
- Endangered ecosystems
- Endangered ecosystems -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Endangered species
- Endangered species -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueFishing industry and trade
- trueMarine ecology
- trueMarine mammals
- trueMexico
- Pacific Ocean -- Gulf of California
- Phocoena sinus
- Phocoena sinus
- Phocoena sinus -- Conservation | Economic aspects
- Phocoena sinus -- Conservation | Social aspects
- Poaching
- Poaching -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- truePorpoises
- trueRare and endangered animals
- trueRare and endangered mammals
- Rare mammals
- Rare mammals -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueSea of Cortez
- Totoaba fisheries
- Totoaba fisheries -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueUnited States
- trueWildlife conservation
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife conservation -- Economic aspects -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- Wildlife conservation -- Mexico | California, Gulf of
- trueBlack market
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