Interviews

	“ Summary of American and Mexican Interviews”
	Regarding the decreases in fisheries in Sea of Cortez, the Pacific side of the Baja and Southern California.
	"Interviews with Mexican Fisherman" (in spanish)
	about changes in fish populations.
	Interviews with Mexican Fisherman (English)
	About changes in local fish populations.
	Interviews with American Ship Captains
	About changes in local fish populations.

90% of Worldwide Fisheries Depleted

	"Rapid Worldwide Depletion of Predatory Fish Communities"
	by Dr. Boris Worm and Dr. Ransom Myer, May 14, 2003, Nature.
	"Commercial Fleets Reduced Big Fish by 90%, Study Says"
	May 14, 2003, The New York Times.
	"Fished Out!"
	June 9, 2003, U.S. News and World Report. Link goes to U.S. News ($2.95 fee required.)
	"Are The Oceans Dying?"
	June 14th, 2003, Newsweek, Link goes to Newsweek site ($2.95 fee required.)
	"The Fish Crisis"
	By Madeleine Nash, August 11, 1997, Time.

Shark Populations in Decline

	"Sharks Beware"
	by Peter Klimley, November- December 1999, American Scientist, Volume 87.
	"Sharkless Seas"
	By Jeffrey Kluger, Jan. 27, 2003, Time

Commercial Fishing Killing Mantas and Sharks in the Revillagigedo Islands

	"An Eyewitness Account to the Revillagigedo Islands"
	By Howard Hall, March 25, 2003.
	"Poachers Net Gain is Revillagigedo Island's Loss"
	By Pete Thomas, May 18, 2000, Los Angeles Times.
	"Isla San Benedicto in Troubled Waters"
	By Mike McGettigan , Spring 1994, Baja Life.
	"Murder of the Giant Mantas"
	text and photography by Tom Campbell, October 1994, Discover Diving.
	"St. Valentine’s Day Massacre"
	by Mike McGettigan & Alex Kerstich, Nov. 1994, Ocean Realm.

Destructive Commercial Fishing Methods

	"Pesca Commercial agrede a ‘picudos”.
	By Carlos Villavicencia , 4 de Febrero de 2003, El Peninsular.
	"A Case Against Longlining in the EEZ"
	by Mike McGettigan prepared for Pacific Fishery Management Council, March 2001.
	"Longlines off California? Time to say NO!"
	Editorial by Douglas Olander, November- December 2000, Sportsfishing Magazine.
	"Pacific Turtle Species May Vanish Within a Decade, Scientists Say"
	By Henry Fountain, New York Times.
	"The Marlin Wars"
	By Fred Hoctor, Western Outdoor News.
	"Sardine collapse"
	"Mortandad de mamíferos marinos en el área de Guaymas debido a la interacción con las pesquerías"
	By Juan Pablo Gallo Reynoso. PDF (1.6Mb)

Ban on Sportsfishing in the Revillegigedo Biosphere

	An Open letter to the Sportsfishing Assoc. of California".
	By Mike McGettigan, April 17, 2002
	"An Open Letter from Terry Maas to Sportsfishing Assoc. of California"
	By Terry Maas.
	"Mexico Slams Door on Long Range Island Trips"
	By Gene Kira, Western Outdoor News.
	"Veda total en Las revillagigedo"
	By Benedicto Hernandea Zepeda 3 de Febrero de 2003, El Peninsular.
	"Mexico could sink the sportfishing industry"
	By Barnard Thompson, HispanicVista
	"Order creating a biosphere in the Revillagigedo Islands"
	Diario Official Poder Ejecutivo: Lunes 6 de Junio de 1994. Includes the statement that "sportsfishing shall be permitted. . .subject to limits …established in the management plan ." In Spanish
	"English Translation of the 1994 Original Biosphere Decree "

Shark NORMA -029

	"Acto Insolito conta BCS".
	8 de enero del 2003, Tribuna De Los Cabos.

Fishery Management Solutions

	"The Last Fish: The Blue Plate Special Could Save U.S. Fisheries".
	By David Helvarg

Economic Impact of Sportsfishing

	"A Social and Economic Study of the Recreational Billfish Fishery in the Southern Baja Area of Mexico".
	By Robert B Ditton, Shepard R. Grimes and Leslie D. Finke

SwordFishing- How one fishery has been affected by new fishing methods

	"Harpoon Swordfishing in the Bight of California".
	Prepared for Pacific Management Fisheries Counsel by Larry Mebust

Past SeaWatch Alerts

	SeaWatch Newsletter, Fall 2001, Volume 6, Issue 1.
	The major stories from this issue were: beginning the process of creating a second artificial reef in the Sea of Cortez, the brewing battle to keep longliners out of the Sea of Cortez and Mexican Pacific Ocean and the 2001 SeaWatch Survey on the Health of the Sea of Cortez. Also included were two stories concerning illegal fishing in the Sea and more.
	SeaWatch Newsletter, Fall 1999, Volume 4, Issue 1
	The major stories from this issue were: details of the SeaWatch Trip through the Sea of Cortez, final plans for the first artificial reef in the Sea of Cortez, reports on illegal fishing and SeaWatch's influence in getting protection for several fish species and the Mexican Navy to patrol the no-fish zone around the Revillagigedos Islands. There are also articles concerning the Loreto Marine Park and more.
	SeaWatch Newsletter, January 1998, Volume 3, Issue 1
	The major stories from this issue were: the destruction of the shark fishery, the marlin population and the huge drop in the number of Giant Pacific Mantas in the Sea of Cortez; a report on the progress of the first artificial reef in the Sea of Cortez; an update on the situation at the Loreto Marine Park; more reports on illegal fishing at the Revillagigedo Islands and various observations and news accounts that turned out to be all too prophetic as to what new outrages would occur in the Sea of Cortez.
	SeaWatch Newsletter, January 1995, Volume 1, Issue 1
	of the wanton slaughter of Giant Pacific Mantas that first brought SeaWatch worldwide attention, articles by Terry Maas, world renowned diver and under sea photographer (and SeaWatch board member) and Carlos Eyles on a Sea in danger and already falling; a detailed report from the first SeaWatch Research Cruise in the Sea of Cortez. This newsletter was created before we could take advantage of computerizing its data, so the file downloading will take longer because it is a scan of the actual newsletter itself. But, the wait to get this document is well worth it. This is the first documentation of the crisis faced by the Sea of Cortez and the hard data and observations by those who know it best are hard hitting and essential reading in gaining a perspective on the conditions the Sea of Cortez faces in the future.

Destructive Commercial Fishing Methods

	INP Report
	Showing massive marlin takes by commercial fisherman.