Scientific Papers

Stakeholder access to scientific information is essential for the protection and conservation of vaquita. An aware community can make the right conservation decisions about vaquita and support their leaders efforts towards the recovery of this species. For this reason Vaquita.org has made available the following scientific papers:

1. Saving the Vaquita: Immediate Action, Not More Data. Jaramillo-Legorreta et al., 2007. PDF

2. Conservation of the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Rojas-Bracho et al., 2006. PDF

3. Vaquita Bycatch in Mexico's Artisanal Fisheries: Driving a Small Population to Extinction. D'Agrosa et al., 2000. PDF

4. Examining the Risk of Inbreeding Depression in a Naturally Rare Cetacean, the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) Taylor et al., 1999. PDF

5. Risk Factors Affecting the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) Rojas-Bracho et al., 1999. PDF

6. A New Abundance Estimate for Vaquitas: First Step for Recovery. Jaramillo-Legorreta et al., 1999. PDF

7. Seasonal Patterns in the Abundance and Distribution of California Cetaceans. Forney & Barlow, 1998. PDF

8. First Estimates of Vaquita Abundance. Barlow et al., 1997. PDF

9.Mortality of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) in gillnet fisheries during 1993-94. Reports of the International Whaling Commission Special Issue 16:283-294. D'Agrosa et al., 1997. PDF

10. An Experimental Aerial Survey for Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) in the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Barlow et., 1993. PDF

11. External morphology and pigmentation of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus (Cetacea: Mammalia). Marine Mammal Science 3:22-30. Brownell et al, 1987 PDF

12. Distribution of the Vaquita, Phocoena sinus, in Mexican Waters. Brownell, 1986. PDF

13. Factors Affecting the Recovery of Phocoena sinus, the Vaquita or Gulf of California harbour Porpoise. Barlow, 1986. PDF

14. Phocoena sinus. Mammalian Species 198:3 pp. Brownell, 1983. PDF