UPDATE: During the 56th International Fishing Tournament, held July 24-27, the crew of Margarita IV discovered a sperm whale and her calf entangled in a drift gill net off San Carlos.  Click here to read the story.

For the past five years the focus of the SeaWatch partner Amigos del Mar de Cortez has been on gaining the approval of the Mexican government for a pilot marine wildlife management program modeled after the Departments of Game and Fish in the western united states.

President Fox and the Secretary of Agriculture and Baja Californaia Sur Governor Leonel Cota have jointly approved the establishment of a commission to provide oversight for such a pilot project in the state of Baja California Sur.

La Comission Nautico-Recreativa y de Pesca Deportiva (The Commission of Nautical Recreation and Sport Fishing) has been granted broad authority to coordinate, develop and oversee marine management programs, establish new funding mechanisms and call for the cooperation of scientific and research institutions in developing sustainable management plans for Mexico's waterways.

Sr. Guillermo Alvarez has been named the Executive Director of the new Commission and he has recognized the role of the Amigos del Mar de Cortez in its establishment by designating a seat on the Commission for the Amigos del Mar de Cortez.

Now more than ever, the Amigos del Mar de Cortez needs your financial support to be able to participate in this exciting and most important pilot project. Visit their web site now.

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