Most living species in The Sea of Cortez have been depleted by over fishing and coastal development.  As a result, the fishing communities who have survived for generations by fishing find their catches have diminished as a result of fewer fish and restrictions on fishing imposed by new regulations to protect and restore the resources.

AsistED is looking for solutions to help the small fishing communities, fish camps and ranches survive, while at the same time helping to restore a balance to the Sea of Cortez ecosystem.  Solutions include education and training for alternative employment in tourism, aquaculture, product marketing, and for entry into the local job market.  Our goal is to help these communities maintain a traditional way of life as much as possible by avoiding, or minimizing dislocation, while at the same time rebuilding the depleted resources and assuring their sustainable use. We hope that successes may be transferable to other communities, areas and countries with similar problems. 

AsistED is a charitable nonprofit organization established under Mexican law.  Its members are both Mexican and US citizens working with the government and the people of communities in the municipality of Loreto to build and assist in an educational program whereby the people in the rural communities will have the opportunity to obtain an otherwise unavailable formal higher education, or technical and vocational training to replace the traditional commercial fishing and ranching trades.

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