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 […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: LEATHERBACKS IN PERUVIAN WATERS CAN COUNT ON AN ALLY.
Date: 14 June 2023 Author: Nelly De Paz and Elizabeth Gutiérrez Llanos. Nomination made by: ACOREMA (Áreas Costeras y Recursos Marinos [Coastal Areas and Marine Resources]. Ica, Perú). Mr Roberto Ochoa Ochoa, from Cerro Azul, a fishing community on the central coast of Peru, has been an artisanal fisherman for more than 20 years. […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: PROTECTOR OF MARINE TURTLES
Date: 13 June 2023 Author: César Arroyo and Adriana Lechuga Nomination made by: Organización GroBios A.C. (Socio-ecological projects for biodiversity conservation and protection in Michoacán-Guerrero, México). Our hero, Concepción Carmona Balbuena, from Mexico, has for the last 7 years dedicated her heart and commitment to the protection of marine turtles that arrive to beaches […]
LEATHERBACK CHAMPION: SEEDING LOVE FOR MARINE TURTLES EN FISHING COMMUNITIES IN PERU.
Date: 12 June 2023 Author: ProDelphinus and Velkiss Gadea Nomination made by: Organización ProDelphinus. Mr. David Lizardo Sarmiento Barturen, presently working for the Instituto del Mar Del Peru (IMARPE), y actualmente parte del equipo de trabajo de IMARPE (Instituto del Mar del Perú, Ciencia y Tecnología), is a person who admires and respects nature, and […]
LEATHERBACK GUARDIANS: CREW OF THE VOYAGER I TO THE RESCUE FOR MARINE TURTLES TRAVELING THROUGH COLOMBIAN WATERS.
Date: 11 June 2023 Author: Juan Manuel Rguez-Barón and Velkiss Gadea. Nomination made by: JUSTSEA Foundation. Marine turtles, especially the leatherback, that travel through the area near Tumaco, Colombia, can count on five guardians that crew the vessel “Voyager I”, led by captain Oscar Orobio Barreiro, and his four crewmates Agapito Castro Obregón, Gilberto González, […]
LEATHERBACK HERO: 40 YEARS PROTECTING MARINE TURTLES IN MEXICO.
Date: 10 June 2023 Authors: César Arroyo and Adriana Lechuga. Nomination made by: Organización GroBios A.C. (Proyectos Socioecológicos para la Conservación y Protección de la Biodiversidad en Michoacán-Guerrero, México). Elio Valle, an 85 year-old man from Mexico, has dedicated the last 40 years of his life to marine turtle conservation by protecting and caring for […]