Aug 25, 2010
As a result of increased patrols being made by Observatorio Cuidadano and Fonmar the reef fish in the Southern Gulf are coming back. We are showing you the way various reefs looked in 2009 and we are now trying to film a different reef on each patrol to start logging short videos of how the reefs are looking now and in the future.
Mar 3, 2010
Feb 15, 2010
Jan 25, 2010
Jan 6, 2010
Dec 28, 2009
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
Dec 15, 2009
Dec 11, 2009
How many times have you been in an anchorage and seen the pangeros come in with their hookahs and then watch them circle the edges of the bay harvesting fish by driving them into gill nets placed on the reefs or seen their boats at dusk and heard the compressors running at night as they harpoon sleeping fish on the reefs? Both of these types of fishing are now illegal in Mexico.
Dec 3, 2009
Liliana GutiĆ©rrez Mariscal tells us what happened. “Around 8pm we received notification from the OC crew that they had detected a panga (small fishing boat) with pistoleros (spearfishermen) along with their catch up around La Gaviota…”
Seawatch 1st Site (1994) 5.4MB
Seawatch 2nd Site (2000) 16MB