PELAGOS SANCTUARY
3 countries, one goal
Toto ensure a favourable conservation status of marine mammals by protecting them
and their habitats from direct or indirect negative impacts of human activities
©Aurélie Ragonnet – MIRACETI
ABOUT US
A cross-border Sanctuary for the saveguard of marine biodiversity
On November 25th, 1999, the Pelagos Agreement, creating the Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, was signed in Rome by France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco.
Having come into effect on February 21th, 2002, the Agreement seeks to enable the three countries to create jointly coordinated initiatives to protect marine mammals and their habitats from all sources of disturbance such as pollution, noise, accidental capture and injury, disruption, 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
Globicefalissimo
ho flippato per davvero!
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
©L. GORDIGIANI_TETHYS
GET INVOLVED
The Pelagos Sanctuary belongs to everyone.
Get involved to protect marine mammals and their habitat
©L. GORDIGIANI_TETHYS
NEWS
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CoNISMa
Within the framework of the cooperation activities foreseen in the 2022-2027 Management Plan a new collaboration with CoNISMa has been finalised.
Pelagos cross-border Day 2024
On June 4th, the 3rd edition of the Pelagos cross-border Day was held in Monaco...
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| Référence | Title | Document |
|---|---|---|
| CST15_2023_Doc01_Rev04 | Cuvier’s beaked whales and submarine impulsive noise in the Mediterranean | Click here to download |
| CST15_2023_Doc02 | Guiding principles on the working methods of the Pelagos Working Groups | Click here to download |
| CST15_2023_Doc10 | Letter of Intent to Donate | Click here to download |
| CST15_2023_Doc14 | Donation Agreement | Click here to download |
| CST15_2023_Inf04 | Pathways to coexistence between large cetaceans and maritime transport in the North-western Mediterranean region: Collision risks within the proposed north-western Mediterranean Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), including the Pelagos Sanctuary | Click here to download |
