I want them to be knowledgeable in order to benefit the sector and the sustainable fishing industry. I give the other fishermen a lot of confidence because people trust in my advice. Everything is good if we are fishing sustainably, which means, for me, respecting the rules, and it means ensuring that our product is premium quality, while taking good care of the environment by using this alternative fishing gear. We want to continue moving forward with the alternative fishing practices. We sometimes feel bad, but we have to keep working and fighting hard for this. We have had problems and we have endured a lot from pessimistic people. Working together we get good results.Īntonio “Tonicho” García Orozco: What inspires me most in fishing is that we have worked hard to use sustainable nets, and we have motivated other fishermen. I have collaborated with other conservation organizations many times to learn more. I caught a ton of shrimp in one trip a few years ago.
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The other fishermen ask me about how to use them because I am a pioneer and I am good at using them. José Luis “Chalunga” Romero González: I inspire others to use the lightweight trawls. They appear out of nowhere and surprise you! It causes an adrenaline rush! In two or three hours we would catch a ton of fish.Īrmando “Muelas” Castro Soto: I sometimes see schools of fish that light up the water. Javier “Chino” Valverde Márquez: Before fishing for totoaba was illegal, we would catch them with hand lines. When they come here and we go on the boat and we see whales and dolphins they get excited and take pictures and I get excited too. Rafael “Gordis” Sánchez Gastélum: The people from San Diego see the news and ask me about the vaquita. I think it is due to the gillnets-the ones they use for shark and totoaba. José Luis “Chalunga” Romero González: Once I saw Cuban (giant) manta rays flying at the surface and whales breaching! Twenty years ago the Cubans (giant manta rays) were bigger than the pangas! I haven’t seen them that big in a while. The fishermen and the sea: observers and stewards of the rich biodiversity in the Gulf of California It is also my only source of income, so that motivates me as well. All of my family are fishermen and that is what motivates me to fish. Often it is very cold and windy.Īrmando “Muelas” Castro Soto: My motivation is that I like to fish.
Although I did other things, I always also fished. In all this time I have never stopped fishing. That is why for us it is difficult to do anything else. It was beautiful! It is our lives! We are accustomed to it. Javier “Chino” Valverde Márquez: My father was a fisherman and fishing was very nice at that time.
Half of my income comes from fishing and the other half from building nets. I work as a fisherman and I also construct alternative fishing nets. And because my father was a fisherman and sometimes you follow the tradition.Īntonio “Tonicho” García Orozco: The economic situation motivates me to fish. José Luis “Chalunga” Romero González: I fish because I like it, because it’s the only thing I know how to do.
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