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BROWNELL, R. L. 1986. Distribution of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus, in Mexican waters. Marine Mammal Science 2:299-305.

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CANTU-GUZMAN, J.C., A. OLIVIERA-BONAVILLA, and M. E.SANCHEZ-SALDANA. 2015. A history (1990-2015) of mismanaging the vaquita into extinction – A Mexican NGO’s perspective. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 8:15-25.

CASTELAZZI,I, G., KRYSL, P., ROJAS, L. and CRANFORD, T.W. 2012. Assessment of the effect of natural and anthropogenic aquatic noise on vaquita (Phocoena sinus) through a numerical simulation. In: The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life (ed. by A.N.P.A. Hawkings), pp. 307-309. Springer

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CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2012. Report of the Fourth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. Ensenada, Baja California, México20–23 February, Unpublished Report, 47pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2014. Report of the Fifth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. Ensenada, Baja California, México, 8-10 July 2014, Unpublished Report, 38pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2015. Report of the Sixth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. San Diego, California, 22 May 2015, Unpublished Report, 55pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2016. Report of the Seventh Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. Ensenada, Baja California, México, May 10-23, 2016, Unpublished Report, 76pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2017.  Report of the Eigth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. La Jolla, CA, USA, November 29-30, 2016, Unpublished Report, 69pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2017.  Report of the Ninth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. La Jolla, CA, USA, April 25-26 2017, Unpublished Report, 32pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2018.  Report of the Tenth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. La Jolla, CA, USA, December 11-12 2017, Unpublished Report, 65pp.

CIRVA (International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita). 2019.  Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita. La Jolla, CA, USA, February 19-21 2019, Unpublished Report, 34pp.

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ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY. 2016. Dual extinction: The illegal trade in the endangered totoaba and its impact on the critically endangered vaquita. Report. 10 pp.

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FELBAB-BROWN, V. and A. C. LOPEZ. 2021. Restore US-Mexico seafood trade and save the vaquita. Mexico Today. May 7th, 7pp.

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GERRODETTE, T. and L. ROJAS-BRACHO. 2012. Inference from limited data: A response to Lonergan. Marine Mammal Science 28(4):785-789.

GERRODETTE, T., B.L. TAYLOR, R. SWIFT, S. RANKIN, A.M. JARAMILLO-LEGORRETA and L. ROJAS-BRACHO. 2011. A combined visual and acoustic estimate of 2008 abundance, and change in abundance since 1997, for the vaquita, Phocoena sinus. Marine Mammal Science. 27(2): E79–E100 (April).

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JEFFERSON, T.A. 2015. A bad precedent: What the loss of the vaquita would mean to marine mammal conservation. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology, 8:6-9.

JEFFERSON, T. A. and D. KUTZ. 2011. ¡Viva Vaquita!: A Race Against TIme to Save an Elusive Yet Endangered Marine Mammal. The Explorer’s Journal (Special Report) 89(2):12-13.

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