A cartel made up of Chinese and Mexican nationals is taking a new route to smuggle drugs and trade on parts from an ...

In the vast and rich ecosystem of the Gulf of California, the totoaba is not only remarkable for its size and majesty but also for its exorbitant value on the black market. This fish, endemic to ...

There has been a recent resurgence in illegal gillnet fishing for critically endangered totoaba, a large schooling marine fish in the drum or croaker family that is also found only in the Gulf of ...

It said organized criminal networks transport the fish — called totoaba — from the West Coast to China, while the chemical precursors to make toxic drugs are sent through Canadian ports.

NEW YORK— In a settlement filed in court Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior agreed to determine whether Mexico has failed to stop illegal fishing and trade of totoaba that is driving the ...

The vaquita's numbers have plummeted from 200 in 2012. Their primary threat is entanglement in fishing gear, including in nets set for the totoaba, a large and endangered fish endemic to the Gulf.

In 1975, after the totoaba was declared endangered, Mexico outlawed fishing for it. But the work is easier, more lucrative, and less risky than drug trafficking, so totoaba fishing continues—as ...

A most unusual trade in rare fish will lead to misery and death, while an endangered species may disappear entirely.

Vaquitas get caught in illegal gillnets that fishermen use to target totoaba, a fish whose swim bladder can go for tens of thousands of dollars per kilo on the international black market.

Totoaba fish worth tens of thousands being traded for component parts of fentanyl: CBSA report Chinese organized crime networks and Mexican cartels are using Canadian ports to trade highly ...

It said organized criminal networks transport the fish — called totoaba — from the West Coast to China, while the chemical precursors to make toxic drugs are sent through Canadian ports. The report ...