We were sent out to gather basic information on Kino Viejo. Lorayne wanted us to become familiar with the town, culture, fishing industry, economics and the environment. The town itself is a mixture of both urban and third world elements. Through our observations, we noticed that the town's economical survival depends on small scale fishing and tourism (46 %fishing and aquaculture and 43% convenient 
stores and craft stores). The tourists that visit Old Kino are mostly weekenders from Hermosillo. Aside from those residents involved with the fishing and tourism industry there are some retirees who call Old Kino their home. It was quite interesting to see 500,000 dollar homes on the beach that they probably purchased for 20,000 dollars in the 70’s or 80’s, and then across the street observe shacks seemingly pieced together from found materials. Fishermen were selling fish and shrimp right from the pangas. Some were selling seafood out of their homes or on the streets. It’s a good possibility they are not permitted to do so. They gave the Mexicans incredible deals and tried to scam us; as is the custom with tourists, quite a bit. A group of non-
local (St. Felipe) fishermen offered to sell us 1 kilo of shrimp for 100 pesos, another group that were locals offered a kilo of shrimp for 60 pesos. Fishing regulations are not enforced, and this may be the biggest downfall of the industry. Kino Viejo fisheries are declining dramatically. This could be a result of the non-local shrimp trawlers as well. I will talk about the shrimp trawlers later as the course progresses. Prescott College strives to bring the fishing community together to talk about conservation.
We wandered on to the beach that was littered with sea shells, pelicans, sea gulls, dead fish, old decaying fishing nets and a lot of trash. We
approached several fishermen that were super excited to talk to us. They were happy to answer any questions we had and allowed us to take several pictures. Two policia came up to the fishermen on 4 wheelers. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch that conversation. Through my observations, the most popular fish caught were flounder. In restaurants they were selling puffer fish and liza, which is mullet. As the Sea of Cortez is being fished out more and more everyday, fisherman are resolved to catching fish of a poorer quality.
There were dogs roaming the streets and eating rotten food. I am almost convinced that their digestive
systems are more evolved than domestic dogs. The children all seemed happy. There was an organized all boy soccer game going on as well. I witnessed a lot of children playing soccer amongst themselves in the yard too. Strangely enough, there was a circus going on. I desperately want to visit the circus. I feel it will be very emotionally disturbing seeing how they treat the animals. 
stores and craft stores). The tourists that visit Old Kino are mostly weekenders from Hermosillo. Aside from those residents involved with the fishing and tourism industry there are some retirees who call Old Kino their home. It was quite interesting to see 500,000 dollar homes on the beach that they probably purchased for 20,000 dollars in the 70’s or 80’s, and then across the street observe shacks seemingly pieced together from found materials. Fishermen were selling fish and shrimp right from the pangas. Some were selling seafood out of their homes or on the streets. It’s a good possibility they are not permitted to do so. They gave the Mexicans incredible deals and tried to scam us; as is the custom with tourists, quite a bit. A group of non-
local (St. Felipe) fishermen offered to sell us 1 kilo of shrimp for 100 pesos, another group that were locals offered a kilo of shrimp for 60 pesos. Fishing regulations are not enforced, and this may be the biggest downfall of the industry. Kino Viejo fisheries are declining dramatically. This could be a result of the non-local shrimp trawlers as well. I will talk about the shrimp trawlers later as the course progresses. Prescott College strives to bring the fishing community together to talk about conservation.We wandered on to the beach that was littered with sea shells, pelicans, sea gulls, dead fish, old decaying fishing nets and a lot of trash. We
approached several fishermen that were super excited to talk to us. They were happy to answer any questions we had and allowed us to take several pictures. Two policia came up to the fishermen on 4 wheelers. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch that conversation. Through my observations, the most popular fish caught were flounder. In restaurants they were selling puffer fish and liza, which is mullet. As the Sea of Cortez is being fished out more and more everyday, fisherman are resolved to catching fish of a poorer quality.There were dogs roaming the streets and eating rotten food. I am almost convinced that their digestive
systems are more evolved than domestic dogs. The children all seemed happy. There was an organized all boy soccer game going on as well. I witnessed a lot of children playing soccer amongst themselves in the yard too. Strangely enough, there was a circus going on. I desperately want to visit the circus. I feel it will be very emotionally disturbing seeing how they treat the animals. 
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