ABOUT OUR PROJECT
While the status of the totoaba stock remains uncertain in the face of growing illegal poaching, a new development has emerged – the successful farming of totoaba through aquaculture. This raises a range of questions around the future of this species. Is the species still threatened with extinction? If not, would resumption of legal export be both warranted and profitable? To explore these questions, we are pursuing an analysis of the market potential of totoaba as a commodity produced through aquaculture. A potential legal market for meat and buche could have significant implications for local communities and the economy of the region. We will be modeling market interactions for different scenarios of offshore cultivation to elucidate what effects these new markets would have on both consumers and suppliers of totoaba products, as well as the illegal market for poached buche.
Research Questions
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