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Subject: Protecting Whale Sharks in the Sea of Cortez

Author:
Jim Morris

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Date Posted: 936557266PDT

>From: "Mike McGettigan"
>Reply-To:
>To: "James Morris"
>CC: "John Riffe", "Carlos Eyles", "Dr. Eugenie Clark", "Enric Sala", "Miguel Sanchez - Navarro Redo" , "Gary Duke"
>Subject: Protection of the Whaleshark in the Sea Of Cortez.
>Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 10:13:29 -0700
>
>Dear Jim:
>
>I was just in touch with Miguel Sanchez Navarro (mexdesco@compuserve.com)
>who has been spearheading the drive to get Whalesharks and Mantas protected
>in the Sea of Cortez. Sea Watch has sent over 3000 petitions from our
>website and from Dema to the Mexican Government. He says that he is meeting
>resistance from Pesca. They don't think it's a problem and feel that
>protecting Whalesharks would have a negative effect on the catch of other
>sharks??
>
>Miguel said that he would like to get more scientific information as to the
>importance of these sharks and any information about the killing and or
>protecting of Whalesharks in other places in the world. I would think that
>info showing the economic impact to the local communities from tourism would
>be important. I saw a short segment on CNN a while back showing the positive
>effect to tourism in Singapore? Did you see that or know where I can get a
>copy. Can you use your contacts to help us gather data to support the
>protection of the Whaleshark. It can be sent directly to Miguel at the above
>E-mail address or to his mailing address below:
>
>Miguel Sanchez Navarro
>Editorial Mexico Desconocido, S.A. de C.V.
>Monte Pelvoux 110 Planta Jardin
>Lomas De Chapultepec
>Mexico, D.F. C.P. 11000
>
>Also send copies to:
>
>mikem@seawatch.org and to our mailing address below
>
>Sea Watch
>3939 N. Marine Drive #12
>Portland, OR 97217
>
>Jim, Thanks for your help.

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