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Sea of Shadows

Where:

🇲🇽 Mexico

When:

The 2010s

The cartels, the black market and the fight to save a species. — The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, the Mexican navy, and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multimillion-dollar business.

Released in 2019 — 106 minutes

Genre:

Documentary

Languages:

English Spanish