Like children everywhere, the baby whales stay close to their mothers. A calf often rolls along the mom's back as she surfaces for air, or rests on its mom's back. Approximately 120 families live in several small fishing villages around the lagoon and make their living there. They spend part of the year catching fish and lobsters and the other part taking tourists whale watching. Kuyima Ecotourismo is the organization of local people who make the decisions about whale watching.
Laws limit the number of boats and the amount of time boats can spend on the water.
San Ignacio Lagoon is a great example of how people can live sustainably within their environment. Copyright 2001 Journey North. All Rights Reserved.