"Espiritu Santo es parte de ti"

Building Public Pride

Through public awareness we are making excellent progress working to install a sense of community pride in the Espiritu Santo National Park.

The campaign teamed with Urbanería and Colectivo Tomate (local and national nonprofit organizations that work to improve public spaces) to design and install 30 murals in downtown La Paz with the help of 27 national artists. These murals have captivated the attention of the citizens of La Paz and tourists, inspiring people to become more aware of the need to protect our marine environment.

Responsible Consumption With Parrotfish-Free Restaurants

It is not illegal to consume, sell or buy parrotfish sold at markets and restaurants, but they are nearly always killed by illegal fishing methods. Pistoleros (divers using compressed air harpoon fish while they sleep at night) and encerradores (divers using compressed air drive fish into nets located on reefs during the day). Mexican law prohibits using any form of compressed air to extract fish from the ocean.

Each participating restaurant distributes this brochure. The back side of the brochure is a parrotfish for kids to color while they are in the restaurant.

Most major supermarkets in La Paz (including Chedraui and Walmart) have committed to stop selling parrotfish in their La Paz stores. Most of the restaurants we have contacted have committed to stop serving parrotfish. We are interviewing restaurant owners and chefs as spokespeople for the campaign. Watch the following interview with Restaurant Anzuelo below (it has received over 20,000 views on Facebook!).

Awareness Through School Visits

The team is making presentations at La Paz schools of all educational levels as a part of the campaign dedicated to raising awareness in the recovery of the reefs at Espiritu Santo National Park and in consuming fish responsibly. 10 schools and over 1,000 students were were visited in 2018 with a photographic exibition and instruction about the vital role of the parrotfish on the reefs. During the next school year the campaign team will continue the visits bringing the conservation message of Espiritu Santo.

Plastic

Concerned about the levels of plastics in the sea, Espiritu Santo es parte de ti worked with citizen activists to ban single-use plastics and appealed to the local comjunity to stop using plastic bags and switch to paper bags. As a result,in October, 2018 the local government passed a law to ban single-use plastics in Baja California Sur.

"Espiritu Santo es parte de ti"

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SeaWatch Dream Come True

Since September of 2021, when our attorneys first petitioned the government to create large no take zones around Espiritu Santo National Park to facilitate reef and reef fish recovery, we have been building a dream team. A year later we have that team and a plan in place that is doing exactly that. To see the problem and solution. Click to view this short video...

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Scott Hanson donated his popular 19" bronze limited edition sculpture "Smooth Sailing" that retails between $7,700 and $9,250 depending on the gallery. Buy one or more tickets here. But hurry as only 150 raffle tickets will be sold!.

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Fish Traps Devastate Marine Environments

Watch this video to see the evidence of the devastation caused by fish traps on reefs and reef fish over time. These traps are legal in Mexico and tragically in Espiritu Santo National Park. To learn more about fish traps and see the devastation they cause Click Here...

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Sea Lions and Fish Nets

This video shows the entanglement of sea lions in fish nets and fishing gear in the Sea of Cortez. "Is this what we want in the Espiritu Santo National Park?"

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