Las playas de Punta Herraduras y Puerto Ángel, ubicadas al sur de Mahahual, así como las de Chacchi y Xucoch ubicadas al norte, son utilizadas cada año de mayo a septiembre por la tortuga caguama (Caretta careta) y la tortuga blanca-verde (Chelonia mydas) para depositar sus huevos y preservar su población.
The beaches of Punta Herraduras and Puerto Ángel, located South of Mahahual, as well as those of Chacchi and Xucoch located to the North, are used every year from May to September by the loggerhead turtle (Caretta careta) and the white-green turtle (Chelonia mydas) to deposit their eggs and preserve their population.
These beaches were once part of Coconut Ranches or Cocales, whose workers exploited sea turtles, to obtain extra income when the turtle fishery was open in the middle of the last decade.
These beaches were once part of Coconut Ranches or Cocales, whose workers exploited sea turtles, to obtain extra income when the turtle fishery was open in the middle of the last decade.
Estas playas en un tiempo fueron parte de ranchos coperos, cuyos trabajadores explotaron a las tortugas marinas, para obtener un ingreso extra cuando la pesquería de tortugas estaba abierta a mediados de la década pasada.
El campamento tortuguero de Mahahual forma parte desde 1985, de la campaña para proteger a la tortuga marina en Quintana Roo, actualmente no cuenta con fondos para operar, por lo que este año, con el apoyo de Nacional Beach Club apoyados por personal de ECOSUR y voluntariado se tiene planeado la protección de tortugas marinas en las playas de Punta Herraduras y Puerto Ángel .
El campamento tortuguero de Mahahual forma parte desde 1985, de la campaña para proteger a la tortuga marina en Quintana Roo, actualmente no cuenta con fondos para operar, por lo que este año, con el apoyo de Nacional Beach Club apoyados por personal de ECOSUR y voluntariado se tiene planeado la protección de tortugas marinas en las playas de Punta Herraduras y Puerto Ángel .
Las playas de Punta Herradura y Puerto Ángel, al igual, que las otras playas del Caribe, presentan una problemática fuerte de basura que recala del mar hacia las playas, por lo que serán consideradas para un proyecto piloto, en el que uno de los objetivos será limpiar de manera continua la playa, para facilitar el acceso de las hembras a anidar y evitar a la vez que las crías de tortugas queden atrapadas en la basura cuando emergen y se dirigen al mar.
The Mahahual turtle camp has been part of the campaign to protect the sea turtles in Quintana Roo since 1985. It currently does not have funds to operate, so this year, with the support of Nacional Beach Club & ECOSUR personnel and Volunteers’ plan to protect sea turtles on the beaches of Punta Herraduras and Puerto Ángel.
The beaches of Punta Herradura and Puerto Ángel, like the other beaches of the Caribbean, present a serious issue of garbage that arrives from marine currents to the beaches.
These two beaches will be considered for a pilot project, where the objective will be to continuously clean the beach. This will facilitate the access of the females to nest and avoid at the same time that the baby sea turtles are trapped in the garbage when they hatch and depart to the sea.
The beaches of Punta Herradura and Puerto Ángel, like the other beaches of the Caribbean, present a serious issue of garbage that arrives from marine currents to the beaches.
These two beaches will be considered for a pilot project, where the objective will be to continuously clean the beach. This will facilitate the access of the females to nest and avoid at the same time that the baby sea turtles are trapped in the garbage when they hatch and depart to the sea.
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Dos veces al mes un grupo de voluntarios realizamos limpieza de la playa de Punta Herradura.
Twice a month a group of volunteers clean the beach of Punta Herradura. How beach cleaning is performed |
Como se realiza una limpieza de playa |
The cleaning of a stretch of beach in Punta Herradura south of Mahahual, so the sea turtles that nest there will have a trash free beach.
1 We are cleaning a stretch of beach in Punta Herradura, South of Mahahual, so the sea turtles that nest there will have a garbage free environment.
2 The group of volunteers meet in Mahahual Center and depart for Punta Herradura on a 40-minute trip. 3 Upon arrival we divide the tasks according to the type of garbage to be collected and disperse the sacks for collection. 4 The section to be cleaned is measured. 5 Garbage is separated by type: plastic, micro plastic, glass, flip flops, wood, bottle caps and garbage in general. 6 After 50 minutes of cleaning, the weighing of each sack is performed and recorded for statistics purposes. 7 At this moment we receive the experience and knowledge from the experts that accompany us. We clean the beaches together then share fruit and water. |
En una limpieza promedio recogemos más de 100 kg de residuos.
Ejemplo: Limpieza realizada en Enero 2019
In an average cleaning we collect more than 100 kg of plastic pollution & waste.
Example: Cleaning done in January 2019
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Las limpiezas de playa son un ejercicio sanador
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