Press Releases and Updates
Gulf of California
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National Park in Mexico Under Threat from Proposed Tourist Development
Cabo Pulmo National Park is under threat from a proposal for massive development.
September 19, 2011 -
Unprecedented Fish Recovery at the Southern Tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula
The world's most robust marine reserve is at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, according to a new study.
August 12, 2011 -
WWF Praises Obama Ocean Initiative
On July 19, 2010, an interagency task force within the Obama administration issued final recommendations for a national ocean policy that would for the first time establish a coordinated system for managing America’s oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. Implementing such a policy has been a top priority for WWF; initial recommendations were announced in 2009.
July 21, 2010 -
WWF, Carlos Slim Foundation And Mexican Government Launch Landmark Conservation Effort In Mexico
WWF, along with the Fundación Carlos Slim and the Mexican Federal Government, has launched an initiative that aims to establish Mexico as a global model for conservation by protecting its rich natural heritage and promoting sustainable development within six priority regions that collectively represent 30 percent of the country.
June 04, 2009 -
Press Release - Launch of New Initiative in Mexico
WWF, along with the Fundación Carlos Slim and the Mexican Federal Government, today launched an initiative that aims to establish Mexico as a global model for conservation by protecting its rich natural heritage and promoting sustainable development within six priority regions that collectively represent 30 percent of the country.
June 04, 2009 -
World Wildlife Fund and Aquarium of the Pacific Partner to Help Save One of the World’s Most Important Wildlife Havens
Described by Jacques Cousteau as the world’s aquarium, Mexico’s Gulf of California is one of five marine ecosystems in the world with the highest diversity of wildlife. But pressures from unsustainable tourism, development, and commercial fishing are threatening the wildlife and the way of life for the people of the region. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Aquarium of the Pacific have formed a partnership to help save the Gulf of California.
April 30, 2008 -
Local Fishermen Lead Marine Conservation
In the Gulf of California's Bahia de Kino, WWF in collaboration with the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) and Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C. (COBI A.C.), a local environmental organization, works with local fishermen to establish sustainable fishing practices in the San Pedro Martir Island Biosphere Reserve. The reserve harbors an array of marine animals such as brown and blue-footed boobies, and is also home to one of the Gulf of California's largest sea lion colonies.
June 01, 2007 -
Aerial Survey Finds Increase in Fishing Boats and Aquaculture
In May 2006, WWF staff flew over the Gulf of California during a 10-day exercise to count pangas (small fishing boats), fishing campsites and aquaculture ponds in order to assess current fishing efforts and compare results to 1998 data, as well as determine the extension of aquaculture activities in the region.
May 01, 2006
