Tag: gill nets Mexico
EOC 123: CONDOR VS. VAQUITA
Listen to this episode in iTunes In today’s show we are exploring and comparing the extinction crises experienced by two very different wildlife species - the California condor, and the vaquita. If you’ve been following the latest news about the ...
Our final shoot of 2015 for Souls of the Vermilion Sea – It’s a Wrap!
Although we still have lots of filming ahead of us for this project, this marks the final filming expedition of this year. This story has so many complex facets that we have many more trips to Mexico and China planned ...
From CEDO to Ocean Star!
From CEDO to Ocean Star! As we drive down the east side of the Sea of Cortez I can't help but notice how different the east shore is from the west shore. The west side of the sea on the Baja peninsula ...
Final Days with the Vaquita
We had two days left to spot a vaquita and capture some footage of this elusive marine mammal. Luckily for us, the weather conditions were cooperating. As explained in the previous post from volunteer Joe Shull, the water surface needs ...
Mexican Government Officials are Treated to ANOTHER Vaquita Sighting!
Yesterday was a big day for Vaquita conservation efforts. As Joe and I left the vaquita survey vessel “Ocean Star”, a group of Mexican dignitaries were heading out to board the ship. They were only scheduled to spend two hours ...
Greetings from San Felipe, Mexico!
I’ve been in Mexico for four days now along with our volunteer Joe Shull (Biology student at BSU and volunteer coordinator at the Aquarium of Boise) and we are just now resurfacing from a flurry of both excitement and frustrating obstacles ...
The next wave of filming for Souls of the Vermilion Sea begins!
It has been several months since we started the production of Souls of the Vermilion Sea. During this time we have been reviewing hours of footage from our first visit to the Sea of Cortez, while continuing to build relationships for ...
EOC 030: Vaquita Conservation in Mexico with “Mr. Vaquita” Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
Episode Summary: Today on the show we're talking with Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho who is the head of marine mammal conservation and research for the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change in Mexico. Lorenzo shares with us so much more ...
Match Campaign for Souls of the Vermilion Sea!
Match Campaign for Souls of the Vermilion Sea! We are very excited to announce that one of our very generous donors will match every pledge that comes into our kickstarter campaign for Souls of the Vermilion Sea for the next ...
