Decision directed to Parties

In their implementation of measures and activities to conserve and protect totoaba and vaquita and address poaching and illegal trade affecting these species, Parties and relevant stakeholders are encouraged to: 

a) take into consideration the information contained in the study on totoaba and vaquita available in Annex 7 to document SC78 Doc. 33.12.1; 

b) support efforts related to the recovery and monitoring of wild populations of totoaba and vaquita; 

c) support efforts to eliminate supply of and demand for illegally sourced specimens of totoaba; and 

d) make every effort to support Mexico in the implementation of Decision 20.54.