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
Network of “Blue Schools”
The Network of "Blue Schools" is made of hundreds of schools and teachers from all Member States of the European Union, aimed at involving students of all levels and educating the new generation of young citizens on the protection of the sea
Launch of several technical and scientific activities of the Pelagos Work Programme
With a view of the preparation of the Quality Status Report (2026-2027) and in the framework of the technical-scientific activities of the Agreement's Work Programmes, six calls for consultancy were launched...
The Pelagos Agreement is now an Official Partner of UNEP-MAP
The application submitted by the Pelagos Agreement to be officially partner with the UNEP-MAP Barcelona Convention was approved...
Donation from the French Department of Maritime-Alpes
The Pelagos Agreement expresses all it gratitude towards the French Department of Maritime-Alpes for its generously donation to the “Pelagos Voluntary Fund”.
SAVE THE DATE – 9th Meeting of the Parties
The 9th Meeting of the Parties to the Pelagos Agreement (MoP9) will be held on the 25th and 26th of January 2024 in France.
A 13 metres whale of lights to raise awareness on the Pelagos Sanctuary
From the 7th of December 2023 and for 3 months, a 13-meter installation depicting a whale of lights, named “Aurora" and created by the artist Thomas Monin, is going to light up the Rainier III Nautical Stadium on the Harbour of Monaco.
Technical workshop on cooperation in the Pelagos Sanctuary
May 6, 2025, at the Priamar Fortress in Savona...
SAVE THE DATE – MOP10
The next meeting of the Parties ...
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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
