The Triggering Event That Convinced Mexico
to Declare the Revillagigedo Islands a
National Protected Area and Biosphere

This video, made in early 1994, describes the killing of the giant Pacific Manta Rays at San Benedicto Island in the Revillgigedo Island group. Footage from this film made by Sea Watch went world wide and was the catalyst Pronatura used to get President Gotari in 1994 to declare the Revillagigedos a biosphere reserve and apply a $10,000 fine for killing a Giant Manta.

 

This "St Valentines Day Massacre" article in Ocean Realm magazine is an example of articles that were published in several magazines at that time.

The 1994 decree did not stop the illegal fishing. In 2002 SeaWatch went back with Santiago Creel the then head of Gobernación and in charge of the Revillagigedo Islands to show him what was happening.

The article "Revillagigedo Islands: Mexico Slams Door on Long Range Fishing Trips" on the mexfish.com website was the result of that trip and the start of the real vigilance.

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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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