LEATHERBACK HERO: LEATHERBACK PROTECTOR AT SEA AND ON THE BEACH.
0Date: 5 September 2023 Author: Dr. Alan Zavala Norzagaray. Nomination made by: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-IPN UNIDAD SINALOA Abelino Angulo Angulo, from the community of La Reforma, Angostura, in the state of Sinaloa, in Mexico, has been an active collaborator in research, monitoring, and environmental education projects coordinated by the Wildlife Protection and Conservation […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: ON THE ROUTE TO RESCUE: PROTECTING SEA TURTLES ON THE WAY TO WORK
Date: 16 August 2023 Authors: César Arroyo y Adriana Lechuga Postulación realizada por: GroBios A.C. (Socio-ecological Projects for the Conservation and Protection of Biodiversity in Michoacán-Guerrero, México). Juan Barrientos Serafin, from Estero Colorado de Guerrero en México, has worked with the Center for Technological Studies of the Sea, Number 27 “Leona Vicario” , (CETMAR […]
LEATHERBACK GUARDIAN:COMMITTED TO FREEING SEA TURTLES ON THE HIGH SEAS
Date: 8 August 2023 Author: ProDelphinus Nomination by: ProDelphinus. Gustavo Raúl Rosales Castillo, from the community of Ilo, Perú, is a passionate fisherman and “Guardian” of sea turtles on the high seas. This was highlighted again recently by another noteworthy act of freeing a leatherback to its natural habitat. Along the way, Gustavo has […]
LEATHERBACK HERO:FREEING TURTLES FROM SAN ANDRÉS-ICA, PERÚ.
Date: 25 July 2023 Author: Nelly de Paz Campos and Elizabeth Gutiérrez Llanos. Nomination by: ACOREMA (Áreas Costeras y Recursos Marinos [Coastal Areas and Marine Resources]. Ica, Perú). Mr. Jans Manuel García Rios is a Peruvian fisherman with more than 37 years working from shore and more recently as captain of his own vessel, […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: “SEA TURTLES HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR OCEANS”
Date: 11 July 2023 Author: ProDelphinus Nomination made by: Organización ProDelphinus. José Miguel Ángel Fiestas has been fishing for the past 25 years from the port of San José, Lambayeque, Peru, is affectionately known as “Papelio” to his friends and close colleagues. In 2008, he connected with ProDelphinus, and ever since has participated in […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: UNFORGETTABLE CARETAKER AND FOUNDER OF A SEA TURTLE SANCTUARY
Date: 4 July 2023 Authors: César Arroyo y Adriana Lechuga. Nomination by: GroBios A.C. (Socio-ecological Projects for the Conservation and Protection of Biodiversity in Michoacán-Guerrero, México). As a student in the Center for Technological Studies of the Sea, Number 27 “Leona Vicario” in Port Vicente Guerrero, Mr José Luis Leyva Bello (originally from San […]
LEATHERBACK GUARDIAN:COLLABORATING IN DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES TO RELEASE LEATHERBACKS FROM FISHING VESSELS
Date: 26 June 2023 Authors: Nelly De Paz and Elizabeth Gutiérrez Llanos. Nomination made by: ACOREMA (Áreas Costeras y Recursos Marinos. Ica, Perú). Yhensy Ruddy Rospigliosi Chambi is from Perú and has been a fisherman for many years. He has collaborated with the non-governmental organization ACOREMA (acronym in Spanish, Coastal Areas and Marine Resources) […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: SOWING KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR SEA TURTLES IN NEW GENERATIONS.
Date: June 20th 2023 Author: César Arroyo and Adriana Lechuga Application made by: GroBios A.C. (Socio-ecological Projects for the Conservation and Protection of Biodiversity in Michoacán-Guerrero, Mexico). Margarito Balbuena Soriano, from the city of Costa Chica in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, shares that his work in the conservation of leatherback began in the […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: “ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE”
Date: 16 June 2023 Author: ProDelphinus Nomination made by: Organización ProDelphinus. Francisco Bernero Ramos, from Peru, was an artisanal fisherman for many years from the port of Ilo. Better known as “Chaval”, Mr Francisco Bernero has been participating in sea turtle conservation projects and efforts since 2008. The work that he has done and continues […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: FISHERMAN, RESEARCHER, COLLABORATOR, AND LEATHERBACK SAVIOR.
Date: 15 June 2023 Author: Dr. Alan Zavala Norzagaray. Nomination made by: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN-CIIDIR UNIDAD SINALOA Originally from the community of Puerto La Reforma, Angostura, Sinaloa en México, Mr. Adalberto García Domínguez has spent his life as an artisanal fisherman, including the shrimp, finfish, blue crab, shark fisheries as well as sport […]