Climate Action Mexico Project #5928

Help Rebuild the Gulf of Mexico Barrier Reef

by Action Change (Formerly GVI Trust)

Project Report | May 24, 2017
Shark & Ray Sustainable Tourism Guide

By Alejandro Vazquez | GVI Mexico, Logistics Coordinator

Dear Supporters,

We are pleased to let you know that we have recently made a contribution of £1300 to our partner, Project AWARE, for the design of their Shark and Ray Sustainable Tourism Guides!

The donation was used for the development of the first guide of its kind to provide comprehensive and practical guidance on best practice for shark and ray tourist outlets and centres.

Previously Project AWARE let us here at The GVI Trust know that they planned on creating a guide for best practices for Shark & Ray Sustainable Tourism. We decided to raise funds and support the initiative by contributing to the design of the guide.

In partnership with WWF and The Manta Trust, this guide, the first guide of its kind, was developed for the following reasons:

Shark and ray tourism is becoming increasingly popular. Businesses around the world are providing a variety of activities to meet the demand, from boat-based spotting to guided snorkelling, cage viewing experiences and scuba diving.
Over the next twenty years, the numbers of shark watchers could more than double if current trends continue; potentially generating over 780 million USD in expenditures around the world.
There are now more than 400 well-established tourism operations globally focused on interacting with around 30 species of sharks and rays.

The guide includes a toolkit which includes self-assessments, checklists and example codes of conduct with the aim of all of the participants working to create and maintain well managed marine tourism operations, conserve and protect local marine species and help benefit local communities that depend on activities related to these species.

Finally, after few months of work, the Shark & Ray Sustainable Tourism Guide has been launched online! We still aim to have copies printed so that is can more easily reach, and become a resource, to multiple operators to benefit from.

The guide is freely available- the more people that have access to the guide, the quicker we can spread best practice on sustainable marine tourism.

Thank you for your support and donations that have helped make this guide possible!

With Gratitude,
GVI Mexico

Links:

Responsible Shark and Ray Tourism Guide

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Mar 3, 2017
FiNtastic Support For Our Oceans

By Alejandro Vazquez | GVI Mexico, Logistics Coordinator

A thank you from Project AWARE

Dear Supporters,

Twice this year the Marine Conservation team here in Pez Maya at the heart of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere reserve, held an event for Project AWAREs Finathon. This event held over a period of two weeks, besides raising funds for marine conservation, aims to create awareness on marine conservation. The participants of the Finathon were the volunteers and staff of the GVI Pez Maya base.

The events held during the two weeks consisted of educational presentations, video documentaries, quizzes, social media contest, sand sculptures competition, relay races, shark fin design, lionfish hunt and treasure hunts.

A total of $1134 was donated to Project AWARE, directly impacting in the projects described below:

Dive Against Debris™,

Project AWARE collects marine debris data from divers through its flagship citizen science program, Dive Against Debris™, to help build a clearer picture of the underwater trash that threatens ocean life. Informing community action, identify local decisions, and influence change at all levels.

Sharks and Rays in Peril Campaign

Project AWARE advocates for science-based fishing limits for sharks and rays and a precautionary approach to be taken when species information is lacking. Pushing the implementation of protection policies for some of the world’s most threatened sharks and rays – including global wildlife agreements and inter-government treaties like CITES, CMS or regional fishery regimes.

Dive Against Debris App launch

Project AWARE will introduce a mobile app making data collection and reporting much easier. Users will be able to sort, record and report debris straight after survey dives onto mobile devices even if there is no internet connection right away as well as check previous surveys and result. The platform will be available for iOS and Android.

Shark & Ray Sustainable Tourism Guide launch

Project AWARE joined forces with WWF and The Manta Trust to develop the first guide of its kind to provide comprehensive and practical guidance on tourism best practices for shark and ray tourism businesses. The guide will include a toolkit which includes self-assessments, checklists and example codes of conduct.

A message from Lauren, a fundraising specialist at Project AWARE, "The commitment of divers and ocean lovers like you is critical to tackling problems beneath the waves. Thank you for taking action! Your Finathon events were impressive – what a great group of people! We can’t thank you enough for spreading our message and promoting this cause close to all our hearts. We are truly grateful for your passion and dedication.”

Thank you for your continued interest and support of this project!

With Gratitude,
GVI Mexico

Some of the Finathon fundraising team

One of the sand sculptures that we created

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Dec 8, 2016
Looking back on 2016 in Mexico!

By Alejandro Vazquez | GVI Mexico Logistics Coordinator

Thank you! Gracias!

Dear Supporters,

On behalf of our partners, volunteers, staff and the marine life on the Mexican coast, we want to say a massive Thank You for your support in 2016! Local organizations are making a bigger impact on the ground because of you and your support. It may seem like a small contribution but when lots of us contribute for the same cause we manage to overcome many obstacles.

Here are a few facts about how we utilised your donations in 2016.

This year, our local partner NGOS, Project Aware, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People and COBI, together received an equivalent of US $2,385 which was used to purchase new, updated equipment that supports their research. All of the research that our local partners do is to better access and monitor the conditions of our reef and the creatures that live on it. The research is used to contributed to creating awareness campaigns for the local communities so that they are empowered with the knowledge that they need to also contribute towards the protection of marine life.

Partner Purchases in 2016

Dive masks
fibber glass measuring tapes
carabiners
dive slates
depth and pressure gauge
weights
PVC for monitoring equipment.
Oxygen tank
First aid kits
Underwater paper
Titanium Water Level Data Logger
COBI Freshwater/Saltwater Water Temp Data Logger
Direct donation to ProjectAWARE for their Sharks and Rays in Peril Campaign

In 2017 we will continue to offer support to all of our partners as well as working in the local communities and spreading the word and about the work that we are doing and what we are working towards achieving.

Thank you, once again, for your support this past year. We can’t wait to see what 2017 will bring!

We wish you a happy and prosperous 2017.

With Gratitude,

GVI Mexico

Your donations in action!

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