Water level monitoring in Chalacatepec
Armando making the two measuring posts
Sierra a Mar and fishermen's cooperative install a tool to measure the water level in the Chalacatepec lagoon.
On August 22nd, the Sierra a Mar team and members of the José María Morelos fishermen's cooperative installed the first two rulers to measure the water level of the Chalacatepec lagoon.
This lagoon is a Ramsar site of key importance for the conservation of migratory species of the western Pacific basin. In addition, the site has a mangrove forest area with at least three of the four Mexican mangrove species which plays a key role in the reproduction of marine and freshwater species in and around Chamela Bay.
This action is part of the lagoon's hydrological rehabilitation project and will make it possible to monitor the variation in water levels according to each year's rain and evaporation cycles. This in turn will allow decisions to be made to improve fish production and carry out sanitation and rehabilitation of the body of water.
One location showing 1.30 m depth
The other location showing 1.10m depth