
Shark Lab Cabo utilizes citizen science and advanced research methods to safeguard pelagic sharks. Based in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, we are dedicated to making a significant impact on shark conservation.
Our main and longest-running initiative, the Pelagic Shark Monitoring Program, focuses on tracking pelagic shark sightings to study their abundance, seasonality, and population dynamics. Since 2016, we have collaborated with shark tour operators and local researchers to gather valuable data. By combining citizen science and robust research methods, we aim to conserve these keystone species and understand their relationship with environmental factors.
Citizen scientists are vital to the success of our shark conservation project. We use citizen science for shark conservation and shark tourism as a data source for research.  An important part of the project is to bridge the gap between the general public and shark conservation efforts by offering a range of activities, from educational seminars to hands-on shark diving experiences. Also changing the public perception people have on sharks as menacing eaters into a more accurate understanding of their role in the marine ecosystem and the importance of their conservation.
According to our long-term monitoring data, there is a regular visit from the mako shark population during late winter and spring. We are starting a satellite tagging with SPOT tags (Lotek) for the shortfin mako shark species to better understand site fidelity, habitat range and migration pattern of the short fin mako shark population visiting Cabo San Lucas.
Pelagic shark species do not have national protection, making their management the responsibility of fishing authorities.  There is a growing need to protect those flagship species, such as the shortfin mako, that act as tourist attractions in Mexico and to have economic arguments to and to have economic and to have economic arguments to propose measures to protect the species.


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