Center for Biological Diversity: MEXICO CITY The Hidden Gem, the world’s largest vessel dedicated specifically to mining the seafloor for minerals, is staging its first mining operation. It will depart Wednesday from the Mexican Pacific port of Manzanillo.
Illegal gill nets have killed millions of marine life around the world, from sharks to dolphins to sea turtles. In the Gulf of California, this has caused problems as these illegal gill nets are also killing several endangered vaquita marina porpoises. Now, the Mexican navy is doing something about saving these tiny and elusive aquatic mammals.