Whale sharks have become big business in La Paz Mexico. Last year in 2014 Sea Watch saw that many of the Whale sharks (2/3 by the end of the season in June) had been damaged by propellers. After photgraphing the damage we worked with Televisa’s Armando Figaredo to publicize this problem and get officials to offer some protection. See video below. Action was promised and this year in the fall of 2015 after checking with Dra. Deni Ramírez, biólogist and directora of http://www.whalesharkmexico.com to see what had been done, it appears that Profepa is stopping unlicensed private boats from getting close to juvenile feeding whale sharks at at the same time they have reduced the number of licenses for commercial boats. The OC patrol boat is now helping Deni with vigilance in that area and with her research. Seawatch was an original founder of OC and still supports it and helps Deni each year with funding also.
To see and learn about whalesharks in La Paz, go to Deni’s website http://www.whalesharkmexico.com/ and book a trip with her aboard.
August 12, 2015
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...
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!.
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...
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?"
Abstain from eating all fish that protect the health of the reefs including parrotfish and surgeon fish
Be our "Eyes on the Water" take photos, record positions, and send reports to the authorities
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