PELAGOS SANCTUARY
Three Countries, one goal
To ensure a favourable conservation status of marine mammals by protecting them
and their habitats from direct or indirect negative impacts of human activities
ABOUT US
A cross-border Sanctuary for the saveguard of marine biodiversity
On the 25th of November 1999, the Pelagos Agreement was signed in Rome by France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco.
Having come into effect on February 21th 2002, the main role of the Pelagos Agreement is to promote harmonised actions and management measures for the protection of cetaceans and their habitats against all causes of human-induced disturbance and mortality (e.g., pollution, noise, accidental capture, injury, etc).
SPECIES
8 species of whales and dolphins live in the Sanctuary on a regular basis
and the monk seal can be spotted occasionally
The marine mammals of the Sanctuary have their particular lifestyle and habits and socially interact in different ways.
Striped dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Cuvier’s beaked whale
Risso’s dolphin
Long-finned pilot whale
SPERM whale
Fin whale
Monk seal
GET INVOLVED
The Pelagos Sanctuary belongs to everyone.
Get involved to protect marine mammals and their habitat
GET INVOLVED
The Pelagos Sanctuary belongs to everyone.
Get involved to protect marine mammals and their habitat
NEWS
Call for proposals – Pelagos Municipalities
The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has published a call for proposals to promote the realisation of project presented by the Municipalities adhering to the Partnership Charter of the Pelagos Agreement...
16th Scientific and Technical Committee
On April 16th 2024, the Scientific and Technical Committee of the Pelagos Agreement was held in Rome at the headquarters of Ispra - Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale.
Signing of a MoU between the RAMOGE and the Pelagos Agreements
At the close of Monaco Ocean Week, the Secretariats of the RAMOGE Agreement and the Pelagos Agreement officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding which sets the basis for closer cooperation between the two Agreements.
SAVE THE DATE – 16th Scientific and Technical Committee of the Pelagos Agreement
The 16th Scientific and Technical Committee of the Pelagos Agreement will be held on April 10th in Rome (ISPRA Headquarter) and remotely.
9th Meeting of the Parties of the Pelagos Agreement
The 9th Meeting of the Parties of the Pelagos Agreement (MOP9) was held on 25 & 26 January 2024 in Nice ...
Happy new year from the Pelagos Agreement
As 2024 arrives, the two-year work period 2022-2023 of the Pelagos Agreement comes to an end. These last two years have paved the way for a new vision...
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Photos credits :
©S. Brouder – Tethys
©Cima Research Foundation
©L. Gordigiani – Tethys
©Juliette Dedet – MIRACETI
© Maurizio Würtz – Coll. Institut océanographique, Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco
© M. Würtz -Artescienza
