More and more whales 2021
Advances in humpback whale research! Despite the fact that it is not whale season, the ECOBAC team continues to work on research tasks and activities aimed at humpback whale conservation in Banderas Bay. We have compiled a summary of our accomplishments from last April to date. More and more whales! Every year, we receive over 3,000 […]
25 years working with marine giants!
This season was very special for us, as we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Banderas Bay Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Catalog (FIBB Catalog). Since its creation in 1996, we have worked hard to quantify and identify nearly 3,000 different whales and build a database of more than 7,000 photographs. This work helps us to determine the abundance, migratory […]
Our WHALE Season 2019-2020 is over
We hope you are all fine and healthy, staying positive in these difficult times, which also allow us to reorganize and tune in for a new and better return. This whale season was a very busy one, with lots of whales and activities. We hope you enjoy this summary with our most relevant activities. Thanks […]
Every Winter 500 Humpback Whales visit Banderas Bay
Banderas Bay is one of the main congregation areas for Humpback Whales in the Mexican Pacific Ocean, visiting each season 500 individuals. This has led the Bay to be one of the main tourist sites for observation
SUCCESSES RESCUING GIANTS
This whale season is not over yet, but it has been one of the most complicated but at the same time successful seasons for the teams of RABEN, The Whale Disentanglement Network. We have rescued 8 whales nationwide and at the time of writing this newsletter, our RABEN Manzanillo team is in action looking for […]
Rescuing Whales, Dec 2019
Did you know that rescuing a Whale can cost around 500 dollars? Humpback Whale Season just started this December but also the work of the National Network of Assistance to Entangled Whales, RABEN. So far this season there have been 3 successful rescue events: 1) December 14th: RABEN team Los Cabos released a juvenile humpback […]
When whale rescues become viral for the wrong reasons
It is increasingly common to find videos on social networks of members of the public who disentangle whales and other marine life. These videos have all the elements of an amazing story: danger, courage and, hopefully, success. However, in the Whale Disentanglement Network (RABEN, by its initials in Spanish), we never share these videos, and […]
Mexican Big Whale Disentanglement Network RABEN Video
Mexican Big Whale Disentanglement Network RABEN Video We are proud to share with you our RABEN video, so you can learn how and what we do in order to rescue our beloved giants! We made a version with English subtitles for our English speaking friends.Please feel free to share it.Soon we´ll send you a newsletter […]
Our Best Wishes for this 2018.
Newsletter, season 2017 – 2018 OUR BEST WISHES FOR THIS 2018. The official whale watching season began on December 8, and Will end on March 23, 2018. Therefore, SEMARNAT (bureau of natural resources management) handed out the permits and the flags (grey this year), which will have to be onboard and visible by […]
End of Season Newsletter 2016
Dear friends, collaborators and volunteers of ECOBAC, we are very pleased to send you our end of season newsletter. The whale watching season started on the 1st of December 2015 and finished officially on the 23rd of March 2016. Even though there were fewer whales this season, ECOBAC’s campaigns and projects continued, working in many […]