Sea of Shadows

The cartels, the black market and the fight to save a species.

An urgent investigative documentary exposing the criminal networks destroying an endangered species, balancing grim realities with the determination of those fighting to prevent extinction.

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.