Mexican Whales Are Being Threatened
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The Gulf of California is a World Heritage Site due to its high biodiversity.
THE PATH OF FOSSIL GAS
Extracted by poisoning
The fossil gas they want to export is extracted through fracking — a technique that poisons water, soil, land, and air. Its use has been directly linked to increases in cancer cases and respiratory diseases.
Megapipeline means megarisk
As a physical barrier, it would fragment ecosystems and alter the flow of rivers and runoff water. The gas would travel through an 800 km pipeline that would cross vast territories and leak gas along the way.
It would leak gas
throughout its entire route
A City of Steel and Fire
The liquefaction megaplant planned for Puerto Libertad, Sonora, would cover 400 hectares. Its gas flares would burn continuously, polluting the air permanently.
It would measure roughly 70 Azteca Stadiums.
The Whale-Killing Ships
To transport the gas, enormous ships would sail through the Gulf of California, driving away and killing the whales that inhabit what Jacques Cousteau once called the Aquarium of the World.
THEY ARE 300 METERS LONG — THE EQUIVALENT OF TWELVE ADULT BLUE WHALES
The proposed route for methane tankers overlaps with whale migration routes.
Route of methane megaships
Whale migration route
Protected natural areas
Priority marine conservation zones
*This visualization is an approximation due to the lack of publicly available project data
The Mexico Pacific project and the whales cannot coexist
Collisions
One of the leading causes of whale deaths is collisions with large ships.
NOISE POLLUTION
Hearing is vital to whale survival. The noise from ships would create a large impact zone, disorienting whales or even leaving them deaf.
YOU CAN DEFEND AND SAVE OUR WHALES.
Tell us what you're doing. Share your ideas, activities, and local efforts so we can collaborate.
GET ORGANIZED!
Here are a few ideas you can turn into action.
FIND ALLIES AT YOUR SCHOOL AND JOIN THE SAVE THE WHALES SCHOOL NETWORK
PAINT A MURAL
HOST AN INFORMATION SESSION AT YOUR SCHOOL
ORGANIZE A DRINK & DRAW AT YOUR FAVORITE BAR OR CAFÉ
IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS YOU CAN BE PART OF THE OCEAN DEFENDER BUSINESS NETWORK
CONTACT US
If you need more information about the project or would like to share how you’re organizing, write to us with your questions and activities.
ballenasogas@gmail.com