Controversy Surrounds Mexican Startup's Sale of Endangered Fish Health Drink

Environmental watchdogs have accused Mexican startup The Blue Formula of violating international trade law by selling a health supplement made from endangered totoaba fish to countries including the U.S. and China. Advocates are concerned that the fish may be illegally caught in the wild. The company claims to operate sustainably by sourcing fish from a farm with a permit to breed totoaba, but environmental groups argue that the farm does not have a permit for commercial export. Fishing for totoaba is endangering the vaquita porpoise, and the high demand for totoaba bladders in China is driving illegal gillnet fishing.