Coastal Zone Management in Todos Santos Bay, Baja California, Mexico

by Luis Clemente Jim?nez P?rez, Secretaria de Marina, Esenada, Mexico,
Fernando Molina Peralta, Secretaria de Marina, Esenada, Mexico,
Esperanza Nu?ez Fern?ndez, Secretaria de Marina, Esenada, Mexico,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Coastal Management in Mexico: the Baja California Experience

Abstract:

Todos Santos Bay was a relatively low impacted ecosystem by human activities until 1970's decade; however, the recent accelerated industrial and population growth of the city of Ensenada is threatening marine communities. Approximately 50,000 m³ of waste waters are discharged into the coastal zone every day. Results of a permanent monitoring program indicated that municipal and fisheries waste waters were the main pollution factors. The occurrence of important damage to beach water quality, benthic, planktonic, fish populations have been reported.

Subject Headings: Population projection | Wastewater management | Bays | Water quality | Sea water | Municipal wastewater | Industrial wastes | Mexico | California | United States

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