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
17th Scientific and Technical Committee
The 17th Scientific and Technical Committee of the Pelagos Agreement will be held on ...
Periodic review of the Pelagos Sanctuary as a SPAMI
Last January 14th, the Technical Advisory Committee for the renewal of the status of SPAMI ...
Happy 2025!
Happy 2025!
EXTENDED – Call for applications – Project on Game based learning and Gamification in educational contexts
The Pelagos Agreement announces the publication of a call for applications for the creation of a game...
Executive Secretary’s interview on the children’s news
Last December, the Executive Secretary of the Pelagos Agreement was interviewed...
The Pelagos Agreement celebrates 25 years!
More than 150 people gathered at the event ‘Pelagos living lab: 25 years of research and concerted actions’...
Pollution in the Pelagos Sanctuary: a study to understand and protect
Pelagos launches a groundbreaking study on chemical and biological pollution threatening marine life and cetaceans.
A quieter ocean for the Pelagos Sanctuary: a study on maritime traffic and underwater noise
Over 60 million AIS data points from 2019 to 2023 analyzed for fin whales, sperm whales, Cuvier's beaked whales, and bottlenose dolphins.
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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
