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  • 9 - Sea of Cortez Region: Crime and Ecosystem Crossroads

  • Edited by Peter Stoett, Ontario Tech University, Delon Omrow, Ontario Tech University
  • Book:
    Ecoviolence Studies
    Published online:
    13 February 2025
    Print publication:
    20 February 2025, pp 158-169

  • Summary

    This chapter explores ecoviolence along the Sea of Cortez, and Mexican cartels’ decades-long monopoly of the illegal drug market. Through this illicit economy, we unpack the convergence of illegal waste dumping, the illegal wildlife trade, money laundering, and human smuggling, and the role that Mexican, Chinese, and Fujian criminal organizations play in regional, interregional, and transnational exchanges to further criminal activities. The Sea of Cortez is a fascinating case study due to its geographic location as a historical hub for smuggling multiple commodities such as totoaba bladders, shark fins, drugs, diamonds, and precious metals. But the smuggling of immigrants has now come under the purview of these criminal networks. The chapter concludes with proposing a new analytical framework for studying ecoviolence, building expert capacity for undertaking research and analysis of policy development and enforcement.