{"id":7778,"date":"2025-03-25T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.savingoursharks.org\/?p=7778"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:41:30","slug":"el-cruce-con-causa-cancun-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/el-cruce-con-causa-cancun-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crossing with a Cause \u2013 Cancun 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let's swim for shark conservation!<\/h1>\n

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Saving Our Sharks Foundation <\/strong>in collaboration with the famous open water marathon The Cancun Crossing<\/a>, They are joining forces once again to conserve sharks in the Mexican Caribbean with their "Crossing for a Cause" initiative. This collaboration is <\/strong>designed to raise awareness about sharks, and raise funds to protect these species vital to the marine ecosystem.<\/p>\n

The Crossing with a Cause<\/strong> It will be held for the second consecutive time, within the framework of The Cancun Crossing,<\/strong> that is celebrated from May 16-18, 2025. <\/strong>A challenging annual sporting event in which athletes from around the world swim an impressive 10-kilometer distance from the coast of Canc\u00fan to Isla Mujeres. This open water marathon has become a tradition since 1980 and is one of the top 100 sporting events in the world, according to the ranking of WOWSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saving Our Sharks Foundation joins forces with the El Cruce Cancun marathon, through its program \u201cThe Crossing with a Cause\u201d, <\/strong>where swimmers can make donations and contribute directly to research, education and conservation projects for sharks in the Mexican Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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The Cancun Crossing from May 16-18, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe Crossing with a Cause\u201d not only seeks to support the protection of sharks, but also to foster a greater public understanding of the fundamental role these predators play in the health of the oceans.<\/p>\n

Through this initiative, swimmers have the opportunity to transform their personal challenge into a meaningful act of marine conservation. The Crossing with a Cause <\/strong>It is more than a swimming journey; it is a call to action to protect marine biodiversity and ensure the future of our seas.<\/p>\n

If you do the crossing, do it for a cause!<\/h3>\n

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REGISTER YOUR CROSSING HERE <\/a><\/h3>\n

AND GET A SPECIAL EDITION KIT OF<\/h3>\n

\u201cTHE CROSSING WITH A CAUSE 2025\u201d<\/h3>\n

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REGISTER YOUR CROSSING HERE<\/a><\/h1>\n

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\u201cWe want to thank all our #SharkHero members for their support of our initiatives. Thanks to this effort, we have saved more than 20,000 sharks, benefiting the health of ecosystems and local communities.\u201d.<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Saving Our Sharks Foundation works tirelessly to implement strategies that improve the harmonious coexistence between sharks and coastal communities in the Mexican Caribbean, which directly benefits oceans around the world.<\/p>\n

LEARN ABOUT THE CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENTS HERE
\nFROM SAVING OUR SHARKS FOUNDATION<\/a><\/p>\n

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Let's swim for shark conservation! The Saving Our Sharks Foundation, in collaboration with the renowned El Cruce Canc\u00fan open water marathon, is once again joining forces to conserve sharks in the Mexican Caribbean with their "El Cruce con Causa" initiative. This collaboration is designed to raise awareness about sharks and raise funds to protect these vital species for the marine ecosystem. El Cruce con Causa will take place for the second consecutive year as part of El Cruce Canc\u00fan, held from May 16-18, 2025. This challenging annual sporting event sees athletes from around the world swim an impressive 10 kilometers from the coast of Canc\u00fan to Isla Mujeres. This open water marathon has become a tradition since 1980 and is ranked among the top 100 sporting events worldwide by WOWSA. Saving Our Sharks Foundation is joining forces with the El Cruce Canc\u00fan marathon through its "El Cruce con Causa" program, where swimmers can make donations and contribute directly to shark research, education, and conservation projects in the Mexican Caribbean. "El Cruce con Causa" not only aims to support shark protection but also to foster greater public understanding of the vital role these predators play in ocean health. Through this initiative, swimmers have the opportunity to transform their personal challenge into a meaningful act of marine conservation. El Cruce con Causa is more than just a swim; it's a call to action to protect marine biodiversity and ensure the future of our seas. If you do El Cruce, do it for a cause! Register your crossing here and receive a special edition kit from \u201cThe Crossing for a Cause 2025.\u201d Register your crossing here. \u201cWe want to thank all our #SharkHeroes for their support of our initiatives. Thanks to this effort, we have saved more than 20,000 sharks, benefiting the health of ecosystems and local communities.\u201d Saving Our Sharks Foundation works tirelessly to implement strategies that improve the harmonious coexistence between sharks and coastal communities in the Mexican Caribbean, which directly benefits oceans worldwide. Learn more about Saving Our Sharks Foundation\u2019s conservation achievements here.  <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[67,66,68,63,64,73,60,65,69,70,74,61,62,71,72],"class_list":["post-7778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-conservacion-de-tiburones","tag-sharkhero","tag-conservacion-mexico","tag-el-cruce-cancun","tag-el-cruce-cancun-2025","tag-el-cruce-cancun-isla-mujeres","tag-el-cruce-con-causa","tag-el-cruce-isla-mujeres","tag-eventos-cancun-2025","tag-eventos-deportivos-cancun-2025","tag-maraton-aguas-abiertas-cancun","tag-saving-our-sharks","tag-saving-our-sharks-foundation","tag-triatlon-cancun","tag-triatlon-cancun-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savingoursharks.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}