jellyfish

The curious case of Cannonball Jellyfish

Cannonball jellyfish yield surpasses 60 thousand tons  By José Antonio Pérez Marco Antonio Ross Guerrero, Deputy Secretary of Fish and Aquaculture for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ranching, Hydraulic Resources, Fishing and Aquaculture (SAGARHPA) reports the harvesting of “cannonball jellyfish” now represents the second most important product extracted from the Upper Gulf of California. Cannonball jellyfish […]

Decrease in stingray incidents for beach goers as Jellyfish season begins

By José Antonio Pérez Following a spike in sting ray incidents among Puerto Peñasco beachgoers from March through May, numbers of reports at the local Red Cross have gone down over the past two weeks. EMT Coordinator Miguel Ángel Ibarra Lomelí indicated the sting ray season, which is actually about to end, is followed by […]

Of roads and fishing. RockyPoint360 NewsWrap

Municipal Administration pursues highway rehabilitation Press Release.  Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. June 22, 2017. Thanks to existing cooperation between the local administration and state government, the State Highway Board will be initiating renovation and maintenance work along the Puerto Peñasco-Caborca and Puerto Peñasco-El Golfo de Santa Clara highways in the northwestern part of Sonora in coming […]

Jellyfish beaching

Contributor Hiram Peña Many tourists and locals are surprised by the large number of jellyfish found on the beaches of Rocky Point. The agua malas (or bad water), as the jellyfish are known by the locals, arrive every year to the Gulf of California in the warmer months and are caught by fishermen who sell […]