Pioneers in México studying live sharks!

We are a non-profit organization created in 2010 to study sharks and mantas in México.

White sharks, whale sharks, bull sharks, giant mantas and many more species!

Know, educate and conserve for a sustainable sea

Know, educate and conserve for a sustainable sea

Revillagigedo Clarion shark research Pelagios Kakunja

We are a non-profit organization created in 2010 to study sharks and mantas in México

Mau and James shark research Pelagios Kakunja

Pioneers in México studying live sharks: white sharks, whale sharks, bull sharks, and many more!

Isla_San_Benedicto shark research Pelagios Kakunja

Our achievements

Since 2010 we have studied more than 12 different species of sharks, deployed an array of acoustic receivers, tagged more than 600 sharks and mantas, published more than 100 scientific articles, and helped create the largest marine protected area of North America: the Revillagigedo National Park.

  • Mauricio Hoyos

    Líder Mexicano - Club Líderes del futuro (2016), Golden Diver (2016), Investigador del Año Fins Attached (2018), Sea Hero - Scuba Diving Magazine (2018), Shark Guardian - Shark Project International (2022)

    National Researcher CONACYT, level I

  • James Ketchum

    Hope Spot Champion of the Gulf of California

    National Reseacher CONACYT, level II

  • Pelagios Kakunjá

    Honorable Mention “Reconocimiento a la Conservación de la Naturaleza

"We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do."

Sylvia Earle

“Diving in the Sea of Cortés you would find all of the big animals, everywhere.”

Manuel Lazcano