Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

At least 11 whales were rescued in Mexico’s Pacific Coast this season

At least eleven whales were released from fishing nets during the recently concluded whale watching season, which is recorded every winter on beaches in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima.

This fact was pointed out by Astrid Frisch, National Coordinator of the Network of Assistance to Meshed Whales (RABEN), when asked about the program that seeks to free large marine mammals that are trapped in fishing nets.

The biologist reported that in addition to RABEN Vallarta, they worked in coordination with other groups from different locations on the Pacific coast in order to save . . .

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