2019 Articles & Videos

We invite you to browse through these articles and videos. Some local and some worldwide, some written by SeaWatch and some reprinted and reposted from online and magazines. These articles and videos show the success of SeaWatch, the changes in the Sea of Cortez and the world's oceans.

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SeaWatch Year End Raffle

Watch this video of Scott Hanson. Scott donated his popular “Winter Song” sculpture to SeaWatch for our year-end raffle. This beautiful humpback whale sculpture was raffled in January. Money raised will help SeaWatch fund the organizations vital to the recovery of the Sea of Cortez.

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ROC Expands Vigilance in 2020

Watch this new ROC video to see details of the Mexican governmental budget cuts of fisheries officials. The video explains how this and an expanded patrol area for ROC have increased the need for your donations to SeaWatch. Help us to keep up with the ever increasing need for patrols and vigilance vital to the recovery of the Sea of Cortez. Watch the video here...

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SAVE THE DATE!

Sabor a Mar was such an outstanding success in 2019 you will not want to miss it in 2020. 425 people attended the food and music event and raised over $7,500 for the five organizations key to the recognition of the Espiritu Santo Archipelago as one of the best managed and protected national parks in the world. Mark your calendar for June 20, 2020 and follow our website for more information. Watch the video here...

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December 2019 SeaWatch Newsletter

After all the success in 2019 we face new challenges in 2020. SeaWatch formed in 1993 is concerned with the rapidly declining fish populations in the Sea of Cortez. In 2009, SeaWatch, funded changes in federal fishing laws, initiated and helped launch Red de Observadores Ciudadanos (ROC), a citizen-driven non-profit organization whose mission is to stop illegal fishing in Espíritu Santo National Park and monitor illegal activities in the Bay of La Paz. Read More...

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SeaWatch 2018 Financial Summary

Your donations are greatly appreciated. Here you can see the financial summary information for 2018. You can see the amount of donations that go to Espiritu Santo es Parte de ti, to ROC and to the other costs involved in protecting the Sea of Cortez.   Read More...

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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 More...

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Sabor a Mar
A Fundraising Event Organized by SeaWatch

5 people enjoyed 220 bottles of wine, 400 lbs of sustainably raised seafood, 120 lbs of lamb and pork all served by 10 of the best chefs and restaurants in Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Rock Violinist, Aaron Meyer from Portland, Oregon and trumpet player Terry Townsend from La Paz provided the music. The event raised over $7500 for the 5 NGOs that have worked tirelessly on the reef and reef fish recovery. In less than 3 years the recovery has taken a very depleted Espiritu Santo National Park and turned it into a park that in 2018 was declared by the IUCN as one of the best managed Read More...

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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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2018 SeaWatch Financial Summary
Where Your Donations Go

97% of all donations to SeaWatch are passed directly through to Red de Observadores Ciudadanos (ROC) and the Espiritu Santo es parte de ti (Espiritu Santo is part of you) campaign, both have been key players in achieving the impressive fisheries recovery in the Espiritu Santo National Park. Read More...

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SeaWatch Featured in bdoutdoors.com

Take a moment to read this excellent article "A Glimmer That Became A Beacon - A Conservation Success Story" in the online magazine bdoutdoors.com detailing the work and success of SeaWatch and its two highly regarded programs Espiritu Santo es parte de ti and ROC. Written by Award-winning photojournalist and speaker, Gary Graham the article is filled with information on the history, successes and programs established by SeaWatch. Read it here...

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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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