Oct. 30, 2020. From the CEDO Blog – Nélida Barajas Acosta, CEDO Executive Director It was a cool October morning when we received the call from the local office of ZOFEMAT (Federal Maritime Land Zone – the local animal rescue agency). An Olive Ridley turtle was found at Playa Hermosa. She had gone out at […]
The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) is programming to renew activities in October, detailed Executive Director Nélida Barajas Acosta. Until the center reopens, detailed Barajas Acosta, CEDO will continue to strengthen community work with areas within the Puerto Peñasco – Puerto Lobo biologic fishing corridor. CEDO’s Visitors Center, ecotours, and […]
Esfuerzo conjunto entre CEDO, Vaquita CPR, Pesca ABC y Museo de La Ballena Ayudar a cubrir las necesidades médicas, de viaje, alimentarias y de costo de vida a las cuales se enfrentan los pescadores del Alto Golfo de California por la pandemia de Covid-19, es el objetivo de la campaña de donación Francisco “Paco” Valverde. […]
Along with Puerto Peñasco’s reactivation, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) is planning to start up activities and programs over a phased process, indicated CEDO Director Nélida Barajas Acosta, though under health measures to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19. She detailed the first step for CEDO has been to have […]
From October 2019 to March 2020 the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) is celebrating 40 years of tireless work, culminating with an evening concert featuring Alejandro Filio & Fernando Delgadillo on March 14th at CEDO in Las Conchas. The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) is […]
By José Antonio Pérez The Executive Director of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), Nelida Barajas Acosta, detailed the launch of an Environmental Education program this year, which seeks to educate Puerto Peñasco students on progress made in sustainability during CEDO’s 40 years of work in the region. Together with […]
CEDO promotes sustainable and profitable fisheries In coordination with coastal fishermen, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) is promoting sustainable fisheries for Puerto Peñasco and the region, reports CEDO Director Nélida Barajas Acosta. Barajas Acosta, who stepped into the CEDO leadership role in 2019 in the footsteps of founder and […]
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 […]
CEDO is excited to announce Mar a Mesa, a non-profit alliance of bi-national (Mexican and American) private, governmental, and scientific entities dedicated to bringing sustainable seafood from the Sea of Cortéz to Arizona and beyond! This means following up with CEDO’s work engaging 6 coastal communities and thousands of small scale fishermen in integrated ecosystem-management, and establishing Fisheries Improvement […]
“Great Coastal Clean-Up of the northern Gulf of California” event this Saturday! October 27th! If you want to participate in Puerto Peñasco at the CEDO / Las Conchas Clean-Up site: we will be meeting at the CEDO field station’s main Agustín Cortez building at 8am sharp on Saturday morning, October 27th, 2018. If you would […]
Since 1984 the whale skeleton at the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) has been a beloved icon for all who visit Puerto Peñasco. The 16.7 meter female rorcual whale has a very heavy tail which has fallen and now needs our support. Restoration will cost $3,000. So far CEDO has […]
As tourism continues to rise in and around Puerto Peñasco, CEDO is making a concerted effort to make their facilities reflect the quality of their work behind the scenes, however they need help from visitors and residents alike! Recently, the iconic and beloved CEDO whale skeleton submitted to the elements and tipped over after its […]
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 […]
