SHARK NORMA 029 CONTINUES TO KILL PROTECTED SPECIES
Another example of the destruction wrought by Shark Norma 029, a turtle caught in longline gear 18 mile off Cabo. Shark Norma 029 which allows this non selective longline gear to within 15 miles of shore continues to kill the sea life inside the 1000 fathom curve, the habitat for most stripped marlin, turtles, whales, sea birds and other fish reserved for sports fishing. See Details
SHARK NORMA 029 CONTINUES TO HARM PROTECTED SPECIES Source: Gringo Gazette
This whale was entangled in a gillnet just off the Baja coast. It was first seen just off the coast in font of Todos Santos. Every year these nets kill a large number Gray whales and California humpbacks that travel within 20 miles of the Baja coast every year. See Details
SHARK NORMA 029 STILL ALLOWS DRIFT GILL NETS CLOSE TO SHORE AND WHALES ARE EVEN DYING FROM INGESTING THE NETS
Thanks to a lucky combination of wind and weather this dead sperm whale which would normally sink in the deep ocean upon death was deposited on shore. Scientist investigating it's death found that it had pieces of net in it's stomach that had finally broken though the stomach wall and caused the whale to slower bleed to death. See Details.
Pistoleros are Killing the bay
Pistoleros are killing the Bay of La Paz. About 6 years ago, while other methods of catching fish had rapidly declined night time spearfishing became the last productive method of killing large and profitable reef fish.
25 to 40 boats kill 3-5 tons of reef fish daily, that's over 1000 TONS EACH YEAR
PISTOLEROS WITH NO FEAR OF AUTHORITIES
WORK NIGHT AND DAY.
Late November, 2006: To the person, Pistoleros agree that they have killed most the reef fish from La Paz to Loreto. Some are quitting, but others are now working at depths unheard of even a year ago. They are working at depths of up to 200 feet on hooka and have found a new supply of grouper and pargo at these depths. The boat Negrita shown in the video is from La Paz and is one of several that have been cleaning out the fish at Las Animas one of the favorite dive spots in the Sea of Cortez.
Cabo Pulmo Where There Are No Hooka Divers With Nets or Night Time Pistoleros
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT AND THE LORETO BAY MARINE PARK,
Filmed by: Shirley Vaughan
Look at the video taken in Cabo Pulmo in October. Thenclick the Loreto Bay Marine Park video taken in August, at Punta Lobo the famous reef area in the Loreto Bay Marine Park.
The reefs from La Paz to Loreto would look the same in a few years if the hooka divers with nets and Hawaiian slings were stopped.
Here are a few pictures of 2 boats that caught around 400 dorado that day. We watched them retrieve ~110 hooks and there were 53 dorado on them. Each boat had 5 km of longline with 600 to 700 baited hooks in the water. Multiply these numbers by the number of boats fishing and you suddenly have 5,000 to 10,000 small dorado being taken from Baja waters on any given day.
This winter 3 whales were trapped in 800 foot gillnets in the Bay of La paz. While 2 were released they will probably die as they still had net wrapped on their tails
For the last two year 5-6 shrimp boats have illegally trawled for shrimp on a nightly basis in the Bay of La Paz
Mainland boats cover the Gulf Islands of the Baja with nets
Boats from the mainland arrive at night in less than 2 hours. Last week one boat with large nets put nets on every point of Santa Cruz targeting turtles, mantas, sharks. These boats are taking what the illegal spearfishermen and hooka divers have left. Over 90% of the reef fish, turtles, mantas and sea lions are already gone.
La Paz, Baja California Sur.- La zona marina de isla Espíritu Santo fue formalmente declarada ayer como Parque Marino, 58 mil 660 hectáreas alrededor de la isla son ahora área natural y protegida; el secretario de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, José Luis Luege, dijo ayer aquí que este decreto firmado por el presidente Vicente Fox Quesada no preservará una zona para aislarla, sino para incorporar actividades económicas y sociales con garantía de sustentabilidad, en este caso dijo que los pescadores serán los primeros beneficiados.
FONMAR destinara 3.4 mdp para vigilar litorales de BCS
Elías Medina P. / El Sudcaliforniano
La Paz, Baja California Sur.- En respuesta al compromiso de fortalecer las acciones contra el guaterismo y a fin de proteger de la pesca furtiva los bancos abuloneros y langosteros de la Zona Pacífico Norte, a propuesta del gobernador Narciso Agúndez Montaño el Fideicomiso del Fondo para la Protección de Recursos Marinos (FONMAR) destinará 3.4 millones de pesos para la adquisición de siete vehículos 4X4, 12 radares, equipo de radiocomunicación en tierra y embarcaciones, motores fuera de borda, binoculares de visión nocturna y embarcaciones para establecer una mayor vigilancia en esa región del municipio de Mulegé.
Entrega NAM Embarcación Para Inspección y Vigilancia
Acompañado del contralmirante Daniel Flores Bello, comandante del Sector Naval de La Paz, el gobernador Narciso Agúndez hizo entrega de una embarcación para labores de inspección y vigilancia en la Bahía de La Paz en el marco de la lucha contra la pesca furtiva; la segunda que entra en operación en el estado financiada con recursos del FONMAR.Nota Completa
Fuente: EL SUDCALIFORNIANO BUENA VISTA, B.C.S. El gobernador Narciso Agúndez Montaño, dio el disparo de salida del VI Torneo de Pesca Bisbees Buena Vista-Los Barriles. Le acompañaron los alcaldes de La Paz, Víctor Castro y de Los Cabos, Luis Armando Díaz.
Pescadores de Bahía Magdalena denuncian que se genera una desmedida corrupción en la delegación de SAGARPA en la explotación de la almeja catarina, ya que el CRIP-La Paz autorizó la captura de 600 toneladas y hasta la fecha se han capturado más de 1 mil 500 toneladas, promoviendo con ello la Subdelegación de Pesca un monopolio de privilegiados con los permisos de pesca.
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Mainland boats cover the Gulf Islands of the Baja with nets
Boats from the mainland arrive at night in less than 2 hours. Last week one boat with large nets put nets on every point of Santa Cruz targeting turtles, mantas, sharks. These boats are taking what the illegal spearfishermen and hooka divers have left. Over 90% of the reef fish, turtles, mantas and sea lions are already gone.
