The Sea of Cortez is well known for the abundance and variety of fish and marine life in the surrounding seas, it is some of the best sportfishing in the world.

The primary fish types encountered here are Dorado Striped Marlin, mackerel, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Rooster and Pargo, Amberjack, Sailfish, Black or Blue Marlin, Sailfish Swordfish and Grouper.

Shark fishing is also an important activity in the Baja Peninsula, it supplies much of the seafood eaten locally. Hammerhead is the most common species of shark in the area, although there are more than 60 species in the waters of Baja.