This project started after the PEMEX tank ship Lázaro Cárdenas II was stranded in a reef area near Isla Espíritu Santo, B.C.S., destroying close to one hectare of coral.  After an initial stage of damage diagnosis determining urgent cleaning measures and restoring, in collaboration with PROFEPA, we finally reached the objective of this project, which is the monitoring phase of the restored coral reef system. The project pursues to determine the tendency toward recovery, or not, of the impacted area and after having restored it in a period of 5 years. For this purpose, we used two approaches: structural and functional...

Hake and black cod are fish that inhabit deep waters, and in Mexico these resources are considered potential due to the lack of fleet for their capture. With mainly coastal fishing, Mexico has not yet committed to increase exploitation of resources in deep waters, which occupy an area of almost 98% of the exclusive economic zone. Hake and black cod are captured occasionally in the coasts of Baja California by means of fishing promotion permits. As a consequence there are few scientific bases that allow their sustainable management...