The Pelagos Secretariat is at COP24 to the Barcelona Convention in Cairo, Egypt. From 2–5 December, we’re bringing the Pelagos Agreement voice to side-events and plenary sessions.

On November 12 and 13, 2025, the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Pelagos Agreement (MOP10) was held in Monaco, bringing together representatives of the three Member States (France, Italy, and the Principality of Monaco), as well as numerous partners, collaborators, and observers.

On September 16, 2025, at the Yacht Club of Monaco, the Permanent Secretariat took part in the meeting organized as part of the Adapt-Pelagos project, actively contributing to the thematic workshop dedicated to sustainable cruising and recreational boating in the Pelagos Sanctuary.

Pelagos studies the impact of recreational boating in the Sanctuary to protect whales and dolphins and promote sustainable practices.

Pelagos studies the impact of recreational boating in the Sanctuary to protect whales and dolphins and promote sustainable practices.

Cetaceans and fishing in the Pelagos Sanctuary: a University of Genoa study analyzes impacts, risks and challenges for marine conservation.

Even decades after armed conflicts, the seabed can still conceal historic munitions posing a danger to marine habitats.

How can port and nautical activities be made more compatible with the conservation of marine mammals?

Pelagos Agreement has promoted a study to assess the pathological effects, including mortality, resulting from chemical and biological contamination in cetaceans inhabiting the Sanctuary.

Pelagos launches a groundbreaking study on chemical and biological pollution threatening marine life and cetaceans.