Mobols disappears, the wonder of the Gulf of California,

Years ago, in the Gulf of California, Palacios began planting small audio devices in the rays that turned it into data messengers. Fishermen, who are appointed to the mission, pick up animals and then bring them back to water. This strategy is defined as an analogy with a negative audio dimension, and although the invasive, it is apparently carried out with great care. Once launched, the animals resume swimming.

Every time an animal passes through an underwater reception, the date and duration of its visit is recorded. With these data, in 2021, Palacio enables Describe For the first time the multiplication area M. Mangana In a Gulf in the Gulf of California. For more rebuilding the history of the life of these creatures, the world brings together testimonies of fishermen and notice their huge groups using drones.

Balsius sleeps a little these days. Nights spend watching fishermen from shiny gray falling at the bottom, commercial and lawful ratio in Mexico, where they meet their nets at sea. In those nets, Mobulas is arrested by the way. One of his experiences consists of more than 40 nights documenting the situation and evaluating whether the use of lighter networks can reduce the fishing of the mixture.

Lack of strict protection

Because of its supposed medical properties, the meat panels and cabinets in Mobulas are increasing in demand in Asia. Palacios recently led a study to try to understand the size of the problem, which included 100 survey and interviews in 19 countries. The research team analyzed data from 75 countries, including pictures and records of seizures in Palestine, Somalia, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

Selling gills panels in the dried seafood store.

Photo: Jonathan Wong for southern China, Morning Post/Getty Em.

The study revealed that meat is exported by countries such as Bangladesh (to the mainland of China, India and Myanmar), Ecuador (Peru), India, Madagascar, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar (to Thailand), Amman (United Arab Emirates), Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The highest prices for dried meat – to $ 10/kilograms – in Bangladesh and Myanmar, were found, while fresh meat reached $ 8 in Benin, Mexico, Brazil and the Republic of the Congo, with M. Mobular and M. Alfredi Being the most hunting species.

Glory panels are harvested in 14 countries across Africa and Asia, and are mainly imported to China on the mainland and Hong Kong, as it can cost a kilogram of $ 1,260. They also reach Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.

The researchers also found that although the international mobula trade includes 20 countries, only five were reported to be martyred, the International Trade Agreement in endangered species of wild animals and plants. Since 2013, CITES allowed the regulation of trade from Mobulas in an attempt to prevent their extinction, but meat trafficking and parts of these animals have not decreased. Therefore, some researchers recommend moving to complete trade.

Care of habitats is also weak. United Nations Biological diversity objectives It called on countries to appoint 30 percent of its water as marine protected areas (MPAS) by 2030. While its size has increased significantly over the past fifteen years, now, Only 16 percent of marine habitats It is important for sharks and radiation to fall inside the MPA, and only 7 percent of these habitats are “do not take” areas, where fishing is fully banned.

This story was originally appeared on Wireless in Spanish It was translated from Spanish.