2019 Articles & Videos
We invite you to browse through these articles and videos. Some local and some worldwide, some written by SeaWatch and some reprinted and reposted from online and magazines. These articles and videos show the success of SeaWatch, the changes in the Sea of Cortez and the world's oceans.
SeaWatch Year End Raffle
Watch this video of Scott Hanson. Scott donated his popular “Winter Song” sculpture to SeaWatch for our year-end raffle. This beautiful humpback whale sculpture was raffled in January. Money raised will help SeaWatch fund the organizations vital to the recovery of the Sea of Cortez.
ROC Expands Vigilance in 2020
Watch this new ROC video to see details of the Mexican governmental budget cuts of fisheries officials. The video explains how this and an expanded patrol area for ROC have increased the need for your donations to SeaWatch. Help us to keep up with the ever increasing need for patrols and vigilance vital to the recovery of the Sea of Cortez. Watch the video here...
SAVE THE DATE!
Sabor a Mar was such an outstanding success in 2019 you will not want to miss it in 2020. 425 people attended the food and music event and raised over $7,500 for the five organizations key to the recognition of the Espiritu Santo Archipelago as one of the best managed and protected national parks in the world. Mark your calendar for June 20, 2020 and follow our website for more information. Watch the video here...
December 2019 SeaWatch Newsletter
After all the success in 2019 we face new challenges in 2020. SeaWatch formed in 1993 is concerned with the rapidly declining fish populations in the Sea of Cortez. In 2009, SeaWatch, funded changes in federal fishing laws, initiated and helped launch Red de Observadores Ciudadanos (ROC), a citizen-driven non-profit organization whose mission is to stop illegal fishing in Espíritu Santo National Park and monitor illegal activities in the Bay of La Paz. Read More...
SeaWatch 2018 Financial Summary
Your donations are greatly appreciated. Here you can see the financial summary information for 2018. You can see the amount of donations that go to Espiritu Santo es Parte de ti, to ROC and to the other costs involved in protecting the Sea of Cortez. Read More...
Espiritu Santo es parte de ti
Featured in Conservation Watch Magazine
Conservation Watch Magazine is published by the Garden Club of America's conservation committee members. It's a quarterly online newsletter featuring conservation and environmental news. SeaWatch is proud of the campaign we originated and support Espiritu Santo es parte de ti (Espiritu Santo is part of you) and their feature article in this magazine. Read More...
Sabor a Mar
A Fundraising Event Organized by SeaWatch
5 people enjoyed 220 bottles of wine, 400 lbs of sustainably raised seafood, 120 lbs of lamb and pork all served by 10 of the best chefs and restaurants in Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Rock Violinist, Aaron Meyer from Portland, Oregon and trumpet player Terry Townsend from La Paz provided the music. The event raised over $7500 for the 5 NGOs that have worked tirelessly on the reef and reef fish recovery. In less than 3 years the recovery has taken a very depleted Espiritu Santo National Park and turned it into a park that in 2018 was declared by the IUCN as one of the best managed Read More...
Gillnetting Protected Mobula Rays
See This Recent Video and Act Today
The Mobula Rays are a joy to watch as these expert acrobats jump, twirl and belly flop through the sea. The Sea of Cortez is the world's premium destination for viewing the largest schools in the world, sometimes exceeding 10,000 individuals. They are seasonal visitors and visit Baja in May-July and November - January. These rays are protected by Mexican Law Read More...
2018 SeaWatch Financial Summary
Where Your Donations Go
97% of all donations to SeaWatch are passed directly through to Red de Observadores Ciudadanos (ROC) and the Espiritu Santo es parte de ti (Espiritu Santo is part of you) campaign, both have been key players in achieving the impressive fisheries recovery in the Espiritu Santo National Park. Read More...
SeaWatch Featured in bdoutdoors.com
Take a moment to read this excellent article "A Glimmer That Became A Beacon - A Conservation Success Story" in the online magazine bdoutdoors.com detailing the work and success of SeaWatch and its two highly regarded programs Espiritu Santo es parte de ti and ROC. Written by Award-winning photojournalist and speaker, Gary Graham the article is filled with information on the history, successes and programs established by SeaWatch. Read it here...
SeaWatch Newsletters
What's New at SeaWatch:
2023 SeaWatch Newsletter
We are continuing our 2023 efforts to fully protect the inshore reefs in Espíritu Santo National Park through modification of its Management Plan. The draft plan will be out soon for review and it's critical we apply more pressure for better protection.
Ever since Cabo Pulmo National Park was created 27 years ago there has not been another reef fish recovery in the Sea of Cortez. To that end, we are launching the second phase of our campaign with a multimedia public strategy modeled after the very successful effort to protect the whale sharks in the Bay of La Paz. Read On...
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...
SeaWatch Recovery Plan Details
This project will be the first recovery project in the Gulf of California since Cabo Pulmo, 27 years ago. It will restore the marine biodiversity of Archipielago Espíritu Santo National Park to a high level of abundance and reef recovery through modification to the park’s management plan and the deployment of policy and conservation finance strategies. Read More...
SeaWatch Annual Raffle
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!.
Espíritu Santo National Park
Recovery Project
Unsustainable, unregulated and illegal fishing practices during the last 40 years have severely impacted the diversity and richness of the Gulf of California, once considered the “Aquarium of the World”.
This national sea, dotted with more than 800 islands, is an ecologically unique marine ecosystem, and these island coastlines are environments used by marine species to complete all or part of their life cycle Read More...
Creating the Next Cabo Pulmo
Fisheries Recovery in the Sea of Cortez
Where there are fish of any commercial value, fishing interests will find a way to take them.
In 2019 and 2020 with the legalization of fish traps in the Espiritu Santo National Park (banned in most other places 30 years ago) it became clear that where there are fish, fishing interests will find a way to take them. Read More...
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...
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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