environment

CEDO Notes & Wish List

THE RACE TO SAVE THE DACE HAS BEGUN! CEDO friend Dennis Caldwell (US Fish & Wildlife) from Tucson, and his trusty assistant Marcus Kevin Knaus, from Germany and of Tucson, are toiling in the scorching July sun to make a new home for the endangered long fin dace (Agosia chrysogaster). The last of these little […]

Las Palomas launches “StrawLess Ocean” Campaign

By José Antonio Pérez As a socially responsible company, the tourist complex Las Palomas Beach and Golf Resort is implementing a new campaign for a “StrawLess Ocean”, given the negative impact these have on oceans, marine wildlife, and the environment. Hector Vázquez del Mercado, General Manager for Las Palomas, detailed through this campaign, which was […]

Dolphins to be used in efforts to rescue vaquita marina

By José Antonio Pérez Three dolphins are currently preparing for a tremendous mission, which is perhaps one of the last efforts to save the vaquita marina (phocoena sinus) from extinction.  It is estimated there are currently fewer than 40 vaquita, the world’s smallest cetacean mammal, in its natural habitat of the Gulf of California. The […]

Sport Fishing joins Peñasco – Puerto Lobos Corridor

By José Antonio Perez The Puerto Peñasco Sport Fishing Sector joined the Coastal Fishing Comprehensive Management and Temporary Spatial Ordinance of the Puerto Peñasco-Puerto Lobos sea corridor, marking launch of the strategy’s second phase. A press release issued by the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) detailed the ambitious project focused […]

Puerto Lobos – Puerto Peñasco Coastal Fishing Corridor

The principal goal of the Puerto Lobos – Puerto Peñasco Coastal Fishing Corridor of the Intercommunity Group of Coastal Fishermen (GIR) is to ensure organized coastal fishing while protecting species and enforcing off-season periods, as well as to create programs that benefit this sector. The group, which is made up of fishermen from six coastal […]

CEDO helps CETMAR students participate in National Science & Sea Technology Congress

By: Angeles Sánchez and Hiram Peña, Elizabeth García, Ramón Robles and Enrique Robles Students Carlos Enrique Robles Torres and Carlos Ramón Robles Torres, both 5th semester students at the CETMAR #14 technological high-school and each focusing on industrial food production and aquatic recreation respectively, received support from the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts […]

Turtle talk

Although high summer temperatures in this region do not provide the best hatching conditions for turtle eggs, some successful cases over the years have made the birth of this species an extraordinary event. The beaches of Puerto Peñasco have become a spot some turtles have chosen to lay their eggs, though in only a few […]

Efforts to preserve Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope

El berrendo [Sonoran pronghorn antelope] (Antilocapra americana ssp. Sonoriensis), native to the American continent and the fastest animal in North America dating back nearly 20 million years, has become an icon of the Pinacate and the region. Despite important gains in reproduction in recent years, this representative species is at risk of extinction. Given the […]

CEDO’s Film Night July 10

After wrapping up a busy Wet Feet Summer Camp, CEDO’s first Thursday Environmental film night was moved to this Thursday, July 10th 7 p.m. Abraham Meza López, CEDO intern for the past two years, explains this Thursday’s film HOME (2009) is personally one of his favorites as it “details the history of the Earth and […]

Sea turtle lays eggs in area of Sandy Beach

After laying eggs, turtle covers nest and returns to sea A group of tourists in Puerto Peñasco alerted municipal authorities on Thursday morning, July 3rd, of a sea turtle who had made her way out of the Sea of Cortez and onto the beach to lay eggs, before returning to the sea. The turtle appeared […]

CEDO’s Wet Feet ocean camp still has spots!

Get ready for CEDO’s 2014 Wet Feet Ocean Camp!! The English language session is scheduled for June 26 – 30.  Camp is for ages 10 – 14 (in some instances they’ll accept a 9 year old camper).  CEDO’s Wet Feet camps always create awe and wonder among campers – and they have such a wonderful […]

Call to tighten monitoring efforts on Black Murex

Despite a recent self-imposed “off season” on Black Murex (Muricanthus nigritus), also known as Radish Murex and locally as Black Chinese Snail, local fishermen in the Upper Gulf Reserve are concerned about others coming in to disrupt fragile fishing areas. Earlier this week, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) issued […]

Colorado River pulse flow aims to revive delta region

Colorado River Delta has a pulse! By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Monica Michelle Grijalva’s exuberance over the pulse flow of water through Morelos Dam along the U.S./Arizona border gushes much like scientists, officials, and ecologists expect the Colorado River to, with hopes of working to restore the Colorado River Delta in northwestern Mexico. Grijalva, founder and director […]