Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, October 27, 2026 — Limpia tu Mar has rescheduled Puerto Vallarta’s third International Trash Fishing Tournament to Sunday, November 8, after postponing it earlier this month due to weather.
The event still plans to accommodate up to 40 boats collecting waste from Banderas Bay. It was originally scheduled for October 18.
For residents interested in joining, the practical question is how to participate. The original entry package includes a boat, while a separate volunteer program offers shore-based roles.
People seeking a place can contact Limpia tu Mar through WhatsApp at +52 322 278 9421. Boat owners interested in contributing a vessel should use the same contact to discuss the arrangements.
Joining a crew
The organizer’s 2026 tournament page still displays the October date, an expired October 6 deadline, and a closed-registration notice. Anyone making plans for November 8 should confirm availability, current fees, and check-in instructions directly.
The published package lists entry at 5,000 pesos for a team of up to five people, or 1,000 pesos for an individual, with organizers arranging individual participants into crews. It includes the vessel, collection nets, protective gloves, official shirts and caps. The original departure point is Los Muertos Pier.
Under the original participation rules, also available in English, Mexican and international participants are welcome. Teams may include up to two children aged eight or older, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
For people already registered, the organization’s published weather policy says confirmed entries remain valid when the event is postponed.
Residents who prefer to help on land can consult the bilingual volunteer form. It describes duties including checking in teams, receiving collected waste, weighing, sorting and general logistics. Applicants should ask organizers about the revised training and volunteer schedule.
What the boats bring back
Last year’s tournament provides a useful measure of the work involved. In its report on the October 19, 2025 cleanup, federal environmental agency Profepa recorded 34 boats, 300 participants and 3.55 metric tons of waste collected over five hours.
The haul included plastic, foam, glass and aluminum, alongside refrigerators, tires, washing machines and other bulky debris. Vallarta Daily’s coverage of the second tournament describes the scale of that collection.
Those results document one day’s cleanup; they do not measure all the waste entering the bay or predict November’s total.
Founder Rigoberto Pedroza told Tribuna de la Bahía that the tournament also aims to change how people handle waste before it reaches the ocean. “We have to learn to manage it from our homes,” he said, referring to rubbish.
That connects the offshore collection to everyday decisions on land. The association points to waste left in streets and drainage channels that rain and currents can carry toward the bay.
Limpia tu Mar says tournament contributions help finance its cleanup brigades throughout the year. For residents volunteering at Los Muertos Pier, the November assignment extends beyond the boats’ return: the collected rubbish still needs to be received, weighed, and sorted.