Personal Bio. Enrique Arizmendi is one of the founding Partners of Perlas del Mar de Cortez, the only commercial Pearl Oyster Farm in the American Continent. He has a degree in Biochemical Engineering applied to marine resources and a Masters in natural resource management. Currently, he is Director of Research and Development at the Pearl Farm, but while the pearl farm was growing he was able to participate directly in all aspects of the operation, from grafting to diving, from management to sales. He has a few publications and presentations that cover aspects from the divulgation of the pearl oyster resource in the Sea of Cortez to environmental impact of pearl farms, including the reproductive Biology of the pearl oysters native to the Sea of Cortez. Originally from Mexico City, he moved to the port of Guaymas, Sonora at the age of 18 and he has lived there for 31 years.
Fun Fact
The Perlas del Mar de Cortez pearl farm was started as a school project in 1993 and the three of us that started it are still partners.