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
15th Scientific and Technical Committee – Side event
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.
9th Meeting of the Parties
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.
2nd International Meeting of the Signatory Municipalities of the Pelagos Partnership Charter
Costanza Favilli, Permanent Secretary of the Pelagos Agreement, talks about the importance of the Pelagos Partnership Charter
Monk Seal sighting at Capraia island in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park
New Monk Seal sighting at Capraia island in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park
Creation of a PSSA in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea
Finally the creation of a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area in the North-west Mediterranean Sea for the protection of Marine Mammals
Bulletin no. 20 of the French Part of the Pelagos Agreement
The 20th Bulletin of the French Part is now online!
Inauguration of the exhibition “Pelagos Sanctuary”
On 3 March, on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day ...
Inauguration of “Window on the Mediterranean”
On February 18th 2025, the work "Window on the Mediterranean"...
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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
