sea lions

Workshop detects 45 tangled sea lions at Bird Island

By José Antonio Pérez – photo: CEDO archives disentanglement efforts A recent training workshop to detect sea lions tangled in nets found 45 entangled sea lions, or rather 2.5% of the sea lion population at Bird Island, reported Nelida Barajas Acosta, Director for the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO). Nelida […]

Local fishermen part of sea lion monitoring at Bird Island

“Grupo Lobos” fishermen, who promote environmental awareness throughout the community and the conservation of Isla San Jorge (Bird Island), are part of an ongoing biological monitoring program of islands within the Gulf of California. Grupo Lobos has been monitoring sea lions in order to evaluate their health conditions and population growth, along with variability of […]

Bird Island awaits! EcoFun joins local adventure options

Looking out into Puerto Peñasco’s harbor, the attractive EcoFun1 catamaran is a welcome addition to the boats docked just beyond the towering masts of the city’s shrimping fleet. Following the boat’s exciting voyage earlier this year across the seas from Puerto Vallarta, the boat’s captain, crew, and the entire local Rocky Point staff from EcoFun […]