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Pistoleros are Killing the bay
Dec 22, 2009
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. (Narrated in English) Read more
Barren Reefs Along Baja California Sur (Hot Issues)
Dec 9, 2009
The following videos were taken as baseline data showing the barren reefs around the lower gulf Islands in the Sea of Cortes. This short video’s purpose is to show you how barren the reefs are, due in large part to the destruction caused by Pistoleros and encerradores. Hookah divers are killing the reefs
Old Websites for Archival Information (pdf)
Seawatch 1st Site (1994) 5.4MB
Seawatch 2nd Site (2000) 16MB
NEWSLETTER and ALERTS
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