Interaction with fishing gear represents one of the most significant threats to whales worldwide. 

In Mexico, in order to address this crisis, Ecología y Conservación de Ballenas, AC (ECOBAC) created the Whale Disentanglement Network, known as RABEN, with support of CONANP (Mexico’s Park System).  RABEN is an interagency team of people trained to perform rescues of whales entangled in fishing gear. RABEN network comprises 16 trained teams of disentanglement experts with 200 members along the Mexican Pacific Coast and Baja California Peninsula all equipped with specialized gear to assist in the rescue of entangled whales.

We have rescued more than 100 whales.

If you want to learn more about RABEN and attention to reports of entanglements visit our alternate site www.rabenmexico.org