On the east coast of Baja California Sur, a radar system seeks to curb illegal fishing and poaching of marine species that impact national parks and fishing refuges. In this region of northwestern Mexico, a partnership between organizations, community guards, park rangers, and the government patrols and monitors the area using technological tools such as drones and long-range surveillance cameras.

The Citizen Observers Network (ROC), a Mexican organization based in La Paz, is the featured topic in the Mexico chapter of the new documentary series Guardians, a production of Prince William's United for Wildlife and the Royal Foundation. This recognition places Mexico on the international map of organized citizen monitoring, highlighting a locally built model with a technical, community-based, scientific, and replicable approach. 

On the eastern coast of Baja California Sur, Global Conservation, with the support of partners and donors, has successfully deployed three M3 Marine Monitors while cartels approach and fund poaching efforts.

Global Conservation published a new Marine Protection Handbook for MPA Managers, focusing on effective protection using marine radars and rapid response teams to combat illegal fishing and wildlife poaching.

Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve is a No-Take zone and constitutes one of Mexico’s highest priorities to protect marine ecosystems through the deployment of Global Park Defense.

Global Conservation and partners celebrate the conviction in San Diego courts of Helgren’s Sportfishing, who pleaded guilty to illegal fishing in a California Marine Protected Area.

With Marine Monitor radar systems providing 24/7 surveillance, the State of California now has fighting chance against illegal fishing, which is estimated to steal over $240 million a year from coastal waters and marine protected areas.