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Monthly Archives: April 2013
From Part of The Problem to Part of The Solution
Recently we introduced Don Chuy Lucero, a fisherman who ate sea turtles in his younger years. As mentioned in a previous post, Lucero is now a key player in conservation efforts in Magdalena Bay. Our most recent video teaser offers a … Continue reading
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Tagged baja, conservation, Don Chuy Lucero, fishing, magalena bay, mexico, oceans, sea turtles
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Victor De La Toba: The Lighthouse Keeper
Victor De La Toba is one of the many interesting men of Grupo Tortuguero. Wallace J. Nichols, one of the founders of Grupo Tortuguero explains Victor’s job.
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In Home Stretch, a Turtle Film – and Film Crew – Come Together
After an expected rough few weeks since our return from Magdalena Bay, on Tuesday night our documentary production class made some amazing strides. In addition to the tunes Megan and Nadine found that fit beautifully into our film, Adam, Joe … Continue reading
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Tagged baja, conservation, fishing, magalena bay, mexico, oceans, sea turtles
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Concern for Sea Turtles Building from Within
An obvious change in attitudes over sea turtles is taking place down in Magdalena Bay, Mexico. The same fishermen who at one point were part of the problem have become the solution. A genuine concern for the future of sea … Continue reading
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Tagged baja, conservation, fishing, magalena bay, mexico, oceans, sea turtles
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Roughing Up the Rough Cut
Another exciting night in Wilcox Hall as we screened our first rough cut of the documentary as a group. After viewing, reviewing, and making many notes along the way, we collectively complied a list of things that we need to … Continue reading
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Tagged baja, documentary, May 7, May 8, mexico, ocean, Pace University, release date, turtles
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Waking Up With Michelangelo
Meet Michelangelo, the star of our latest trailer. He was the first turtle we found during our 24-hour turtle watch. Michelangelo is a green sea turtle and compared to Loreta? He is just a kid. Here are a few … Continue reading
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¡Viva la Tortuga! Trailer
Trailer for upcoming documentary film set to be released on May 7, 2013
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¡Viva la Tortuga!
We had a big night earlier this week in Willcox Hall. After working through what seemed like a jigsaw puzzle of sentence fragments and words, our team finally agreed on the official title of our documentary: “¡Viva La Tortuga! Meshing … Continue reading
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Tagged baja, conservation, fishing, magalena bay, mexico, oceans, sea turtles
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From the Beach to the Editing Bay
The shooting may be over but our work on our documentary about conservation and commerce in Baja in many ways has just begun. Tonight, we began sifting our half terabyte of footage and organizing our storyboard – which began tonight … Continue reading
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Study Finds High Death Rate for Sea Turtles in Small Coastal Fisheries
We just got back from “Playa de Los Muertos” — a beautiful stretch of Pacific Ocean beach that is jarringly littered with dead marine life — in the Baja region of Mexico. The carcasses of loggerhead turtles that drown when tangled … Continue reading
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