New Monk Seal sighting at Capraia island in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park

Entanglement is a major threat to marine mammals, and can cause injury or death. The training organized by the Pelagos Agreement in cooperation with the IWC and the Coast Guard - Maritime Directorate of Genoa, provided valuable knowledge and skills to participants on how to safely rescue and release entangled marine mammals.

Finally the creation of a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area in the North-west Mediterranean Sea for the protection of Marine Mammals

A side event of great interest for the Pelagos Agreement and the PSSA (Particularly Sensitive Sea Area) will take place on Tuesday 12th September 2023 in Monaco.

From the 20th untill the 22nd November 2023 the 9th Meeting of Parties of the Pelagos Agreement will be held in Nice, Côte d'Azur.

Costanza Favilli, Permanent Secretary of the Pelagos Agreement, talks about the importance of the Pelagos Partnership Charter