totoaba

Preventing Mass Extinction

A stylized illustration shows a Totoaba, a large fish with silvery scales, swimming energetically underwater. The background transitions from deep blue at the top to a warm orange hue at the bottom. In the lower right, an inset shows two Vaquitas, the world's most endangered porpoises, swimming underwater.
Endangered Species: 
Totoaba 

Main Causes of Decline 
- Poaching

The totoaba is a large fish endemic to the Gulf of California in Mexico. Its swim bladder is highly prized as a luxury ingredient in Chinese cuisine, driving rampant poaching. Furthermore, the gillnets used for illegal totoaba fishing are also pushing another species to the brink of extinction.
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