Mangroves are key in the protection of coasts against erosion provoke by the wind and seawater. Also, they form natural barriers against hurricanes.
According to Mexican ecology institutions we lose 2 percent of wetlands each year, this means that if we do not act now, in a few decades Mexican wetlands will disappear.
If you recognize this place, it is the costal lagoon “El Esterito” in San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, in which currently machinery is dredging finding a big wetland.
The “Esterito” is a dusty mangrove, according to Andres Grajeda Coronado, president of the fishing society of cooperative production they have look to rehabilitate for the conservation of the species and the natural area, and a project already exist to rehabilitate, by the federal government, actions are being taken that pretend to liberate a navigation canal, to allow small boats that use to concentrate In that area and now have to move through a highway to Miramar.
According to residents this area has been hurt by different tropical storms in the last 10 years, but this year because of the federal project, it will all be back too normal and the mangrove will revive and the fisherman will be able to get inside as they use to by the navigation canal.
Caroline L Durand
on said
The entire Bahia could use some dredging and deepening. Some house at the north end are getting bigger and bigger sandy area rather than water. Yes, this time of year the water level is low
anyway but the full moon made it look like a lot of open land has opened up along the north shoreline. Curious to see how it all turns out and it has been fun watching them digging and dredging over the last couple of month.