Consume Responsibly

Take pride in Espiritu Santo National Park and help protect it by avoiding eating the species of fish important to the health of the park such as reef critical parrotfish and surgeon fish.

Parrotfish, a keystone reef species are voracious herbivores that spend up to 90% of their day nibbling algae off reefs with their beak-like teeth. Parrotfish play a significant role in keeping the various types of natually occuring algae in balance with the reef ecosystem. And they poop sand (up to 200 pounds of it per year!). Removal of too many of these fish in any given area has been shown to result in algae growing over the coral, starving it of life.

Whilst selling and consuming parrotfish is perfectly legal in Mexico, it is deemed impossible to extract them on a commercial scale without using illegal methods such as netting inshore reefs or using compressed air and spear guns or poles to extract the fish, the latter being an activity that often occurs at night while the parrotfish rest in rocky crevices.

Most major La Paz supermarkets (including Chedraui and Walmart) have committed to stop selling parrotfish in their stores and many La Paz restaurants have committed to stop serving parrotfish.

Join the fight to restore a healthy Sea of Cortez and consume responsibly.

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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.

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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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