Gillnet fisheries pose the greatest threat to the vaquita population. Current bycatch estimates are unavailable, but in the early 1990s an estimated 39 to 84 individuals were caught by fishermen from one...
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2006
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World Wildlife Fund Smartgear 2006 grand prize winner | Location | Fishing gear | Reduction technique | Bycatch species | Effect on bycatch species | Catch | Effect on target catch | Type |
| Bahamas | Hooks-and-Lines | Rare earth magnets | Sharks | Reduced bycatch | shrimp | In the wild |