Cetaceans and gillnet fisheries in Mexico, Central America and the wider Caribbean: a preliminary review

Data on incidental mortality are provided from Colombia, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela; the lack of mortality records from the other 36 countries in the area reflects poor or non-existent documentation. Of special concern is the endangered vaquita in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. -from Authors