(Alex Beldi/Sea Shepherd via AP) (Associated Press)MEXICO CITY — The Sea Shepherd environmental group published a video Thursday showing an attack by about two dozen small fishing boats on the vessel Farley Mowat in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Sea Shepherd said fishermen threw lead weights and tried to douse the Farley Mowat and waters around it with gasoline Wednesday. Some fishermen threw a net in front of the Farley Mowat to foul the propellers of the Sea Shepherd vessel. Sea Shepherd operates in the Gulf with the knowledge and cooperation of the Mexican government to help detect illegal nets. While the Mexican government has banned the use of gill nets in the vaquita’s known range, the rule has been almost impossible to enforce.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 19:49 UTC