Michel and Barbara Meyer Stinglhamber

Barbara Meyer de Stinglhamber, currently works at the INAH,(National Institute of Anthropology and History) of La Paz, B.C.S.. As an art historian, she is an expert on the missions of Southern Baja and just finished writing the book “Arte Sacro en B.C.S. Siglos .XVII – XIX. During her spare time she is dedicated to learning about marine life and marine conservation. She enjoys diving in the Sea of Cortez. Ms. Meyer de Stinglhamber narrated and helped write the film Tesoro sin Protection, produced by SeaWatch to inform Mexican citizens about the devastation of their natural heritage.

Michel Stinglhamber is chairman of Umicore, Mexico, (a branch of Umicore Belguim, ex. Union Minière), a company devoted to trading and refining minerals and precious metals; and the largest European copper refiner. He is on the advisory committee of “Pronatura” for Baja California Sur and of “Niparaja NC”. Michel is also a member of the World Organization of the Periodical Press. In his spare time, Michel accompanies his wife Barbara on her cultural trips and shares the same interest in conservation of the Sea of Cortez.

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What's New at SeaWatch

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SeaWatch Annual Holiday Raffle

This year's annual holiday raffle in support of our SeaWatch projects featured this beautiful, limited edition bronze sculpture, called Making Waves, donated by Scott Hanson.

This is one of Scott's most popular sculptures and and sold in major galleries for $7200.00. Read More...

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Espiritu Santo es parte de ti
2019-2020

Espíritu Santo es parte de ti (Espiritu Santo is dart of you) is a grassroots campaign working to raise public awareness and advocacy, promote community pride and best practices and eradicate illegal fishing in Espiritu Santo National Park, in particular parrotfish, a reef grazing species that is critical to the maintenance of healthy reefs. Vibrant, healthy reefs cannot survive without grazers Read More...

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Espiritu Santo es parte de ti -March 2020

March has been a month that took us all by surprise! We started with all the energy, planning our annual fundraising event. Suddenly the world turned upside down. In these scary and wild times, we wonder how long will this last? All this definitely made us reorder our priorities and focus on the things that matter the most Read More...

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SeaWatch Year End Raffle

The lucky winner is Gordon Harris! Scott Hanson donated his popular “Winter Song” sculpture to SeaWatch for our year-end raffle. This beautiful sculpture was raffled in January. We thank you for your support of the raffle and look forward to your support and the success of future raffles. Money raised helped SeaWatch fund the organizations vital to the recovery of the Sea of Cortez. Watch the video of Scott Hanson here...

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Espiritu Santo es parte de ti
Featured in Conservation Watch Magazine

Conservation Watch Magazine Is published by the Garden Club of America's conservation committee members. It's a quarterly online newsletter featuring conservation and environmental news. SeaWatch is proud of the campaign we originated and support Espiritu Santo es parte de ti (Espiritu Santo is part of you) and their feature article in this magazine. Read the article...

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Gillnetting Protected Mobula Rays
See This Recent Video and Act Today

The Mobula Rays are a joy to watch as these expert acrobats jump, twirl and belly flop through the sea. The Sea of Cortez is the world's premium destination for viewing the largest schools in the world, sometimes exceeding 10,000 individuals. They are seasonal visitors and visit Baja in May-July and November - January. These rays are protected by Mexican Law Read More...

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