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Social Media Facilitates Illegal Trade of Protected Species in Yucatán

Summary by yucatan.com.mx
The illegal trade of marine species subject to permanent fishing bans continues in Yucatán and now has social media as a platform to reach potential buyers, despite federal restrictions in place for decades. Recently, a post was shared in a Facebook buy-and-sell group called Ventas Libres Progreso Yucatán (Free Sales Progreso Yucatán) in which a user offered "fresh jicama," accompanied by photographs of bags of mollusk meat extracted from seashe…
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The illegal trade of marine species subject to permanent fishing bans continues in Yucatán and now has social media as a platform to reach potential buyers, despite federal restrictions in place for decades. Recently, a post was shared in a Facebook buy-and-sell group called Ventas Libres Progreso Yucatán (Free Sales Progreso Yucatán) in which a user offered "fresh jicama," accompanied by photographs of bags of mollusk meat extracted from seashe…

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yucatan.com.mx broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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