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
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"...
The Pelagos Sanctuary seen through the children’s eyes
The Pelagos Sanctuary seen through the children's eyes ...
Opening of the exhibition “MEDITERRANEAN – VISIONS OF AN ANCIENT AND COMPLEX SEA”
On February 6th, the Permanent Secretariat of the Pelagos Agreement attended the opening of the exhibition ...
Call for applications – technical consultant for the management of environmental data
The Permanent Secretariat is looking for a consultant ...
Call for applications: Executive Secretary of the Pelagos Agreement
Call for Executive Secretary
Sustainable port activities for the protection of setaceans: a roadmap for ports and marinas in the Pelagos Sanctuary
How can port and nautical activities be made more compatible with the conservation of marine mammals?
Pollution and cetacean health: a Pelagos study sheds light on chemical and biological risks in the Sanctuary
Pelagos Agreement has promoted a study to assess the pathological effects, including mortality, resulting from chemical and biological contamination in cetaceans inhabiting the Sanctuary.
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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
