Whales of Guerrero was built on the support of hundreds of true believers
We cannot achieve our goals without the help and support of our community!
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We offer whale blows, applause and our deepest gratitude to all who have made tax-deductible donations to support this project:
2024-2025 Supporters
Breach Supporters ($1000 – $5000):
- Jay Barlow
- Barbara Taylor
- Barbara and Gunnar Erickson
- Greg Hoskin
- Kevin and Shannon Owen
- Chuck and Gwen Davies
- Bert Forbes
- Your name here!
Tail Lob ($500 – $999) :
- William Akin
- Allen Tanis
- Michael Olsen
- Your name here!
Fin Slap ($250 – $499) :
- 美 夏
- Adam Honegger
- Adam Wootton
- 瑋廷 徐
- Alyce Bush
- Andrew Lawrence
- Andrew Stewart
- Anita Gould
- Annalise Elliott
- Anne Voss
- Anthony Waring
- Arsenii Kupriianov
- Ashish Gupta
- Barbara Loris
- Bert Forbes
- Bob Osborne
- Bram Voute
- Breck Morrison
- Brian Kent-Smith
- Brian Whaley
- Caitlin Daniels
- Cheryl Zane
- Chris Waters
- Chris Wilson
- Christina Eland
- Christina Gerrits
- Christopher Suafo´a
- Christy Buckholdt
- Conor Farese
- Cynthia Black
- Dan and Jess Satzke
- Daniel Hanaway
- Daniel Spearman
- Dave Swenson
- David Pogue
- David Rice
- DeAnna Harris
- Diego Sanchez Segura
- Dominica Rossman
- Dongbo Wang
- Edmond Croghan
- Edmond Croghan
- Elena Wimberger
- Emma Alderman
- Enda O´Coineen
- Eric Andrews
- Erik Dahl
- Faye Owens
- Gabor Galgoczi
- Gordon Butler
- H L Pope
- Han Wang
- Heather Walrod
- Helen Lack
- Iris Gomez Sanchis
- Ivan Aguero Krauss
- James Engman
- James Spittler
- Jan Bouman
- Jane Hamilton
- Jefferey Brabender
- Jeffrey Maurer
- Jen Hohenboken
- Jenelle Findley
- Jennifer Blythe
- Jim Rudge
- Jim Schoeneck
- Joel Spiegel
- John J King
- John Risk
- Jos Groeneveld
- Josh Weiss
- Joyce Salaver
- Judith Howard
- Julee Kapper
- Kaija Johnson
- Karen PM Cheng
- Kari McCallie
- Karin Winter
- Ken Zheng
- Kimberly Wood
- Kirstin Jones
- Kon Robinson
- Kyle DeYoung
- Laura ‘Shiloh’ Vess
- Laura Michel
- Laurens Trenning
- Lei Ge
- Liam Devlin
- Lilly Schoonover
- Lisa Barboza
- Lory Barra
- Louise Smith
- Mallory McKenzie
- Mandy Volpe
- Marcy McIntyre Withrow
- Marguerite cahill
- Mariam Almoayyed
- Marietta Sarriá
- Marilee Bergstrom
- Mark Gilbert
- Mark Herbst
- Mark LaChey
- Mark OBrien
- Marla Davidson
- Matthew Olenski
- MD ANWAR
- Michael Leppala
- Michael Stuber
- Michelle Pierson
- Michelle Saslow
- Neil Walton
- Nicholas Leong
- Nikita Wadhwani
- Oanh Trinh
- Patty Farrell
- Paul Burke
- Paul Clark
- Perla Salzeri
- Peter Van Demark
- Peter Van Demark
- Peter Van Demark
- Pierce Etheridge
- Richard Niedner
- Rita Sanchez
- Ron Elenbaas
- Ron Kornfeld
- Sam Vust
- Scott Drath
- Sebastian Frik
- Selamawit Mulugeta
- Serghei Spraiter
- Shan Jiang
- Shannon Himango
- Sharon Alleman
- Sigrid Johnson
- Stefano Donini
- Stephen Quinton
- Sue Baldwin
- Sue Royal
- Susan Forbes
- Susan Knowles
- Susan R Little
- Susan Schwartz
- Susan Weinreich
- Susanne Meyer
- Suzanne Eisworth
- Szu Han Chen
- Thomas Filkins
- Till Pieper
- Tim Vanhoutteghem
- Tony Marxsen
- Tracey May
- Tricia Bennon
- Victoria Parker
- Virginia Bria
- WENMEI JIN
- William Sigmund
- William Wirt
- Zhixin Liang
- Ziv Yair
- Lynda Ulrich
- Ruth Kelso
- Kristin Fidler
- Karen Locke
- Robin Sanford
- Jan and Tim Cetto
- Jim Audley
- Martha and Craig Boeckel
- Your name here!
Spyhop ($150 – $249) :
- Kurt Burkholder
- Melia Poehlmann
- Golden Management Inc
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Your name here!
Flukes ($1 – $149):
- Maggie Davis
- Grace Amoroso
- Jen Hecht
- Stephenie Knutson
- Diane Ehnes
- Brown Bear Wellness
- Eva Chopra
- Kristen Knoebber
- Michelle Hofmann
- Pam Crow
- Sid Sattler
- Anne Douglas
- Fred Gifford
- Carolyn Haury
- Judy Blue
- Margaret P. Schachte
- Robin and Peter
- Sarah Louderbough
- Mary Gavila
- John Dziak
- Mari Smultea
- Stuart Sellars
- Jules Kragen
- Lisa Martin
- Mayra Kaurav
- Andrew Rogers
- Gus Camacho
- Julie Hugonny
- Juliet E.
- Megh Uttamchandani
- chase santino
- Melia Poehlmann
- Sesame Street
- Brad Nahill
- Melissa Mundy-Rodriguez
- Your name here!
Thank you to all who have supported us since we began in 2013:
- Adam Murdoch and Chris Bateman
- Adrienne Klein
- Alejandro Rodriguez Prudeda
- Alessandra Vivacqua
- Ali and Naomi Zerriffi
- Ali Avendano
- Alicia Retes
- Alison Alstrom’s Yoga Retreat Group
- Amanda Castleman
- Amanda Keller
- Amy Gittlemann
- Amy Holman
- Amy Weeden
- Andrea and Andy Marks
- Andrew Foster
- Andrew Rogers
- Andy Batt Studio
- Andy Wex
- Angela McCallum
- Anmarie Trimble
- Anne Douglas
- Anne Nelson
- Anonymous
- Aquanauts Club of Sandy High School
- Arabella Dane, in honor of Clay Frick
- Ariel Kempf
- Asociacion para la Conservacion Ambiental de Troncones
- Atlantis Riddle
- Autumn Kendrick
- Ava O’Laughlin
- Barbara and Gunnar Erickson
- Barbara Jackson and Charlie Wade
- Barbara Soulsby and Ian Niven
- Becky Jackson
- Bert Forbes
- Bill Akin
- Bill Dewlaney
- Bill Rossiter
- Blue Runner Sportfishing
- Bob Huff
- Bobby and Charlie Robertson
- Brad Lewis in honor of Kate Spencer
- Brad Nahill
- Brandy Howard
- Brenda Belferman
- Brian Mork
- Brienne Wasmer
- Brooke Minnie Burnside
- Bruce Mantei
- Bryce Poehlmann
- Caitlin Magner
- Carl Rianhard and Fernanda Souza
- Carol Murdock
- Carol Pearsall
- Carole and Stuart Sellars
- Carolyn Haury
- Casita Ecovegana
- Cheryl Higgins Kozicky
- Christine Dixon
- Christine Fitzsimmons
- Christine Karawater
- Christy and Sandy Price
- Chuck and Gwen Davies
- Cindy Klinger
- CJ Page
- Constance Weisbroth
- Craig and Marty Boeckel
- Crys Peterson
- Ann Pabst
- Dan and Bria Martin
- Dan Martin
- Dana Jacks
- Dave and Jacquie Cattanach
- Dave Anderson
- David Cooper
- David Haury
- David Leventhal
- Deana Glenz
- Deb Hansen and Holly Bayer
- Debi O’Brien
- Deborah O’Brien
- Denise King
- Diana Boom
- Diana MonteroMelis
- Diane Ehnes
- Diane Winram and Gord Ellwyn
- Dianne Collette
- Dierdre Araujo
- Dione Stolarski
- Don Warnecke
- Dre Davey
- Effy and Richard Weisfield in honor of Sara Goldstein
- Eileen Gordon
- Ekaterina Smirnova
- Elana Dobson
- Elizabeth Aron
- Elizabeth Audley
- Elizabeth Horan
- Elizabeth Hyer Rose
- Elizabeth Ibañez
- Eric and Sarah Eng
- Eric Hall in honor of Yvonne Anne Marie Hall
- Eva and Preet Chopra
- Eve Audley
- Evelyn Audley
- Fast Raft
- Ferd Bergholz
- Friedje vanGils
- Gabriela Quintero
- Gary and Judy Kelly
- Gary Boyer and Mike Foy
- Geoff Dorn
- Georgia English
- Gigi Elsmore
- Gina Hensley
- Glenelg Country School
- Gordon and Liz Fulton
- Grace Amoroso
- Greater Good
- Greg and Dot Hoskins
- Hank
- Harvey Amster in honor of Michael and Shayana Amster
- Heather Angell
- Heidi
- Hillary Glenn
- Hogle Family
- Hollister Family
- Holly Bayer and Deb Hansen
- Holly Hinson
- Hugh McDonald
- Ignacio Vega
- In memory of Genevieve Windsor
- J AlexSanger
- J CDietrich
- Jack Cripps
- Jake & Hannah Eagle
- Jane and Bob Nagel
- Jane Bardin
- Jen Audley
- Jen Hecht
- Jen Hecht and Jen Woffinden
- Jen Kilcoyne
- Jennifer Wedel
- Jill Edwards
- Jim and Susan Audley
- Jimi Mamou
- Jo Ann Fridy
- Jo Falcon
- Joao Gouveia
- Jodi Sweetman
- John Dziak
- Jolene and Wayne Maes
- Joseph Beckert
- Joseph White
- Josh Meney
- Joy Gray
- Juan Luna-Kelser
- Julia Reodica
- Julie and Bob Mills
- Julie Wakeman-Linn
- Juliet Eastland
- Junhong Choi
- JustGive
- Karen and Doyle Pratt
- Karen and John Sutton
- Karen and Peter Locke
- Karen Fegely
- Karen Knoebber
- Katherine Guy
- Kathleen and Eric Doherty
- Kathy and Trey Brown
- Kathy Nordberg
- Katie Pugh
- Kelsey Clausing
- Ken Southerland
- Kendall Hassemer and Rhett Jacobi
- Kevin and Shannon Owen
- Khamoor Poehlmann
- Kim Gilbert
- Kirk
- Kristen Knoebber
- Kristen Knoebber in memory of Stephanie Knoebber Bell
- Kristin and Richard Angell
- Kristin Fidler
- Kristin St. George
- Kristina Malsberger and John Sanders
- Laura Kelly
- Laura Rochelois
- Laura Woosey
- Laurel Patrick
- Len and Dione Stolarski
- Leslie and Rick Johnson
- Leslie Jackson Johnson and Charlie Wade
- Linda and Jim Webster
- Lisa Martin and Seymour Mondshein
- Little Family
- Logan Duin
- Lois Schwennesen & Luke Lukoskie
- Lori and Patrick O’Neill
- Lori Denson
- Lori O’Neill
- Lory Barra
- Lucas Mears
- Luis Gonzalez Medrano
- Luke Lukoskie
- Lynda O’Neill
- Lynda Weinhold
- Lynette Koftinow
- Lynn Wong
- Marc Lesser
- Margie Boehmer
- Mari Smultea and Dave Steckler
- Mariana Salas Pinon
- Marisa Gierlich
- Mark and Riley Breier
- Mary Gavila
- Mary Preis
- Mary Tagliaferri
- Matthew Webber in honor of Kristen Mathes
- Meerna Homayed
- Meg Storey
- Melissa Robertson
- Mercedes Oliveros and Dieter Paas
- Meredith Dittmar
- Merry Grissom
- Merry Grissom in honor of Clara Carter Grissom
- Mia and Wesley Patrick
- Michael Amster
- Michael Amster, in honor of Shayna Amster
- Michael Joyce
- Michael Olsen
- Michael Reppy
- Mike and Donna Dee
- Mike Gannon
- Mike Loy
- Mike Olsen
- Misty Post and Kevin Ward
- Molly Long
- Myra Clements
- Natan Zaidenweber
- Nathan Roder
- Nick Wolf
- Nicole Lampe
- Nirit Peer
- Nisa Stroh
- Nova Boyce
- Pablo Mendizabal
- Pam Crow
- Pat and Bob Grandinetti
- Patricia Sullivan
- Patti Bateman
- Patty Ginochio
- Paul Burke
- Playa Viva
- Prasad Cuisine
- Rachel Bennett
- Randy and Meredith Dittmar
- Randy Eskelin
- Rayne Legras
- Rebecca Busato
- Reimann Family
- Rhonda Dorsett
- Ricardo Rendon Cepeda
- Richard Brooks
- Rita and Eugen Hepting Sanchez
- Robbie
- Robert and Chase Miner
- Robert Huff
- Robin Baird
- Robyn Hodges
- Ron and Liam Bodkin
- Rona and Clay Edmunds
- Rona Edmunds and the yogis of Playa Blanca
- Roz Topolinsky
- Ruggiero Family
- Sal Steven-Hubbard
- Sallie Baierlein
- Sallie Seltzer
- Samaria Jaffe
- Sandra and Frank Mendel
- Sarah Knoebber
- Sarah Lehn
- Sarah Steven-Hubbard
- Sean O’Feery and Nieka Rahe
- SEE Turtles
- Shannon Coburn
- Shannon Malone
- Shari Chapman
- Sharon RyalsTamm
- Sharon Wood
- Sherry Griggs
- Sid Sattler
- Sofia Rodriguez Pruneda
- Soren Chopra
- Spencer Jackson
- Squishymedia
- Staci Southwick
- Stephan Williams
- Stephanie Spencer
- Stephen Schieberl
- Stephenie Knutson
- Stuart Sellers
- Sue Yasko and Benita
- Summer Corwin
- Susan Wright
- Sushanth Illuri
- Sustenta
- Tarrell Kullaway
- Tatjana Dzambazova in memory of Maisha, RDC
- Teri Jackson-Sattler
- Terra Hanks
- Terri and Chris Lampe
- Tess Stewart
- The Schieberl Family
- Therese Gietler
- Tim and Jan Cetto
- Tim and Sharon Marriot
- Tobias Gelston
- Tommy Hanks
- Travel Graphics International/Stuart Sellars
- Trent and Lori Keller
- Trey and Kathy Brown
- Trisha Allex
- Tristan Naramore
- Vicky Robin
- Vivekanandan Kannan
- Waite Real Estate
- Wayne and Jolene Maes
- Weissman Family
- Wendy Donohue
- William Akin
- William and Julie Wagner
- Yolanda Hary
- Yoori Yoori
Local partners in project development, sponsorship and actualization:
Dept. Environment Zihuatanejo; Capitania del Puerto Zihuatanejo; Oficina de Convenciones y Visitantes Zihuatanejo; H. Ayuntamiento de Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero Mncpl Regicuria de Turismo y participacion social; Instituto Municipal de Ecologia; Mexican Navy; Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero Unidad Academica de Turismo; Dept. of Environmental Education of the Municipal Gvt. in Zihuatanejo; Asociacion de Hoteles de Ixtapa Zihuatanejo; Dive Zihua; LOOT; Ecocasita Vegana; Ecotianguis Sanka; Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Coop; Petatlan Tourist Coop; Barra de Potosí Fishing Coop; La Union Fishing Coop; Cooperativa de Ecoturismo Barra de Potosi; Cooperative de Ecoturismo Zihuatanejo; 12 schools in Barra de Potosí, Juluchuca, Petatlan, Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Troncones, La Mahajua; Barra de Potosi Comisario; Library Barra de Potosí; Amigos de Playa Blanca; Friends of Troncones; Playa Viva; Gente Viva S. de R.L. de C.V.
Additional groups who support and inspire us:
- Oceanic Society and SEE Turtles: Our citizen science research expeditions and volunteer vacations come through Oceanic Society and SEE Turtles– Join Us!
- Playa Viva
- Smultea Environmental Services
- Cascadia Research Collective
- Mamíferos Marinos de Oaxaca, Biodiversidad y Conservación Asociación Civil (MMOBiDiC A. C.)
- Ecología y Conservación de Ballenas (ECOBAC)
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Departamento de Ciencias
- Amigos de Animales
- Dive Zihua
- LOOT
- Adventours
- Eco Tianguis Sanka
- American Cetacean Society
- Zihuatanejo Department of the Environment
- Zihuatanejo Municipal Institute for Ecology and Sustainable Development
- The Mexican Navy
- Society for Marine Mammalogy
- Wildlife Without Borders
- Jen Kilcoyne Design: The genius behind the certificates of appreciation and Just a Fluke Thing sticker designs, who donated her time and talent to make this project look yummy and beautiful.
- Blank Eye: Patrick Weishampel of Blank Eye Studios donated his time and talent not only to shooting the pilot fundraising video for this project but also procured and lovingly prepared 47 lbs of carnitas for the Portland-based donor appreciation party. He is a hero to us.
- NOAA SPLASH project
- Andy Batt Studio: Super genius photography and video team, Andy Batt, Therese Gietler and their talented crew took portrait pictures of us that we love and are proud to share when it was important to have high quality professional pictures all of a sudden. And THEN, they saved the day when our photo processing database became corrupt. We are lucky lucky people to have them as friends and colleagues!