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Sustainable Tourism: Making a positive impact

By |2019-10-22T19:13:49-07:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

What is sustainable tourism? In many ways the phrase is an oxymoron, but despite the inevitable impacts of the industry, it can be a force for positive change. The tourism industry as we know it today was born in the second half of the 20th century. It's growth has primarily been driven by the [...]

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Climate Crisis & The Ocean

By |2019-10-22T19:17:19-07:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

The planet is changing, a Climate Crisis is wreaking havoc in many of Earth's biomes and habitats. The Ocean is the front-line of the battle to stop it. It is now beyond doubt, we are experiencing changes in the Earth's climate that are unprecedented in modern human history. Since the dawn of the Holocene [...]

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Whale Populations: The ups and downs

By |2019-10-22T19:19:30-07:00September 24th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Whale populations once numbered in the millions. By the 1960's many species were either extinct or critically endangered. Today, some are on the road to recovery while others continue to struggle. The journey of the whale (and every other Cetacean) started over 50 million years ago. It took their even-toed ungulate ancestors around 15 [...]

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Cabo San Lucas Ocean Guide

By |2019-09-20T16:10:46-07:00August 25th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Cabo San Lucas is where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. Discover a rich diversity of marine species and incredible seasonal changes. Cabo San Lucas is famous for two things: All-inclusive hotels and the seas that surround them. At times it feels like a strange combination. People spending all day at a [...]

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The End Of Whaling Is Finally In Sight

By |2019-08-23T13:40:57-07:00July 16th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Although there has been a global moratorium on whaling since 1986, the practice never truly stopped. Finally the real end of whaling may be in sight. Despite disturbing recent headlines about Japan resuming commercial whaling and the annual hunt in the Faeroe Islands, the end of whaling has never been closer. It is easy [...]

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Baja California: Fun Facts & Things To Do

By |2019-09-20T16:13:14-07:00June 28th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Whether you're exploring the high seas or the desert, in Baja California adventure is always just around the corner. The Baja California peninsula in Mexico is the second longest on Earth after the Malaysian peninsula, extending 1247 km (775 mi). It separates the Sea of Cortez from the Pacific Ocean. Its width ranges from [...]

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Sea of Cortez: The Aquarium of the World

By |2020-08-05T00:38:34-07:00June 28th, 2019|Categories: News, Whale Watching|Tags: , , , , , |

The Sea of Cortez is one of the most bio-diverse bodies of water on earth. It contains more than a third of all Cetacean species and many of the oceans most iconic large animals. No wonder Jacques Cousteau dubbed it: "The Aquarium of the World" The Sea of Cortez, or Gulf of California as [...]

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Gray Whale: Facts & Threats

By |2019-06-28T19:28:40-07:00June 26th, 2019|Categories: Gray Whale Gallery, News|Tags: , , , |

The story of the Gray whale is as interesting as any. Once pushed to the brink of extinction only to bounce back spectacularly. Now they face new threats... Whales are one of evolution's crowning achievements, at least here on earth. They are organic submarines capable of feats that human beings can scarcely imagine. There was once [...]

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Whale Watching Can Save The Whales

By |2019-06-30T20:12:44-07:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: News, Whale Watching|Tags: , , |

Whale watching can be our best tool in the battle to save the whales but we must manage mass tourism carefully. Can whale watching really save the whales? One of the great revelations of conservation in the 21st century has been that tourism is the new front line in the fight to preserve species and habitats. [...]

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The Best Place To See Whales

By |2019-06-30T19:52:19-07:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: News, Whale Watching|Tags: , , , , , , |

Offering rich diversity and unique experiences, Baja California in Mexico may just be the best place in the world to see whales. The Baja Peninsula is surrounded by the rich waters of the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez - an area that plays host to so many iconic ocean species that Jaque Cousteau nicknamed it [...]

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