By Enrique Alfaro and Antonieta Valenzuela
Waterkeepers of the Baja California peninsula gathered to meet the two news cities that are now part of this initiative: San Quintín and Tijuana.
Waterkeeper Alliance approved the San Quintín Bay Waterkeeper program in August 2016, which has the objective of protecting and preserving the water quality of the bay though monitoring and surveillance.
This meeting was held at the beginning of February, 2017 in Santa Monica, California, USA with the attendance of the president of Waterkeeper Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as representatives of the Waterkeepers in Baja California and Baja California Sur.
The reunion was promoted by The International Community Foundation (ICF), an American organization that supports Waterkeeper programs through the Baja California Waterkeeper Fund.
SAN QUINTÍN BAY WATERKEEPER
San Quintín Bay Waterkeeper is a program within the conservation efforts of Terra Peninsular supported by Waterkeeper Alliance, an American nonprofit organization.
The role of Terra Peninsular as Waterkeeper in San Quintín Bay include monitoring and surveillance of the area. The person responsible of this program is Enrique Alfaro, Operations and Field Officer.
ABOUT WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE
Waterkeeper Alliance is a global movement uniting over 300 Waterkeeper organizations around the world and focusing citizen advocacy on issues that affect our waterways, from pollution to climate change. Waterkeepers patrol and protect more than 2.4 million square miles of rivers, streams and coastlines in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. More information www.waterkeeper.org
List of Waterkeepers in Baja California peninsula:
- Tijuana Waterkeeper, Proyecto Fronterizo para Educación Ambiental.
- San Quintín Waterkeeper, Terra Peninsular A.C.
- Bahía de los Ángeles Waterkeeper, Pronatura Noroeste.
- Santa Rosalía Coast Waterkeeper.
- Los Cabos Coastkeeper.
- Todos Santos Waterkeeper.
- La Paz Waterkeeper, Red de Observadores Ciudadanos (ROC).
- Bahía Madgalena Waterkeeper, Vigilantees de Bahía Magdalena / Grupo Tortuguero.
- Cabo Pulmo Coastkeeper, Amigos para la Conservación de Cabo Pulmo.
The water quality results of the Waterkeepers are published in Swim Guide.