Table 1. Economic incentives within the vaquita recovery program for small-scale fishers and fishing cooperatives.

Option		Requirements	Benefits
Rentout	Annual payment to stop fishing	Agree to stop fishing in the Vaquita refuge	∼$ 3, 500 USD‡
Switchout	Substitution of finfish gillnets and shrimp driftnets for gears with no vaquita bycatch	Turn in nets. Agree to use alternative gear.	∼$ 25, 000 USD†. New fishing permit.
Buyout	Fishermen stop fishing and are given a payment destined specifically for an alternate business or economic activity	Turn in boat, nets and permits	∼$ 25–35, 000 USD† (depending on number of permits)

Program is open to those based in the communities of San Felipe, in the state of Baja California, and in Golfo de Santa Clara and Puerto Peñasco, in the state of Sonora, Mexico, that own finfish gillnet and shrimp driftnet permits. Payments and guidelines for fiscal year 2011 [60].

^‡Yearly payment,

^†One-time payment.