Monitoring Cabo Pulmo
Project Leader
In Cabo Pulmo National Park, we support shark population monitoring. Using drones, surveys, and acoustic telemetry, Pelagios Kakunja scientists study shark dynamics to enhance conservation of this UNESCO World Heritage coral reef ecosystem.
Bull sharks return to Cabo Pulmo.
Ocean Blue Tree has supported the continued monitoring of shark dynamics in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico. Pelagios Kakunja scientists are using a combination of methods to better understand shark population dynamics. Methods include drones, terrestrial and underwater surveys, monitoring environmental conditions and acoustic telemetry. Bull shark sightings have become more frequent in recent years providing strong evidence that well managed marine protected areas can recover shark species.
PROJECT LEADER
Dr. James Ketchum
Dr. James Ketchum is Director of Marine Conservation and Co-founder of Pelagios Kakunja. With a Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis, he has studied sharks and pelagic species since 1998. His research on hammerhead sharks helped establish MigraMar, a key network in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
He leads the Marine Megafauna Lab at Pelagios Kakunjá and is an Adjunct Researcher at CIBNOR. Focused on shark ecology in the Gulf of California, he has over 50 publications and is a Mission Blue Hope Spot Champion, featured in documentaries like National Geographic’s Shark Superhighway.
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