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Mexican sea cukes pushed toward extinction by illegal fishing

In 2020 alone, almost 1,600t of Holothuria mexicana were fished in Mexico, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

By Undercurrent News | July 26, 2022 17:07 BST
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Despite a ban against harvesting sea cucumbers off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula back in early 2013, they are being fished so hard today that concerns are growing about their possible extinction, reports Noticias Telemundo [...]

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