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Habitat Protection for Cetaceans around the World 267 Notes and rationale For more information • Rationale is to protect large whales from commercial whaling and • Government of Brazil, 2001 to stimulate whale watching for the benefit of local communities • Contact: Régis Pinto de as well as cetacean research and conservation. Lima, Director, National • First discussed in the IWC Scientific Committee in 2001, it was Aquatic Mammals Center formally proposed by Brazil and Argentina in 2002 and by Brazil, of Brazil, PO Box 1, Argentina and South Africa in 2003–2004; it has the dedicated 53900-000, Itamaracá, PE, support of countries in the region and will be proposed again. Brazil; email: rplima@uol.com.br • Rationale is to protect the ecology of the area, including the • Contact: María del Valle resident dolphins. Fathala, Fundación Cethus, • The area became a Provincial Natural Reserve in 1987 through J De Garay 2861 Dto 3, Provincial Law 10492/87 (Buenos Aires). Within this reserve are a (B1636AGK), Olivos, Prov number of Natural Integral Reserves on the islands and banks. Buenos Aires, Argentina; There is no management plan for the area – which should be done. email: • There has been a study for some years on the ecology and cethus@house.com.ar behaviour of the franciscana, or La Plata dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, by Pablo Bordino. or machef@hotmail.com • Rationale is to protect marine and coastal ecology including marine • Crespo, 2001; Iñíguez et al, mammals, especially right whales. 1998; Fundación Cethus, • The Golfo San José Provincial Marine Park was created by Chubut 1999 in 1974 under Provincial Law 1238/74 to give essential protection to • Contact: Miguel A Iñíguez, a critical breeding area for southern right whales. The law was Fundación Cethus, PO Box modified in 1979 and 1983 to allow economic activities such as 126, 9310, Puerto San whale watching which now attracts 80,000+ people a year. Julián, Pcia Santa Cruz, • The adjacent Golfo Nuevo is part of the right whale breeding area Argentina; but not in the park and has been allowed to be developed email: industrially (aluminium and fish processing plants, boat traffic, raw tovera@sanjulian.com.ar sewage problems). Some say that Golfo Nuevo should have been • Claudio Campagna, part of the park, or that development should be limited. In 1983, Fundación Patagonia with Provincial Law 2161, the adjoining land-based Península Valdés Natural, Casilla de Correo Tourist Reserve was created by Chubut. The Golfo San José Park 160, 9120 Puerto Madryn, is zoned as an untouchable or highly protected area within the larger Península Valdés reserve. Argentina • Rationale is to protect marine and coastal ecology including • Contact: Miguel A Iñíguez, important seabird and marine mammal colonies. Fundación Cethus, PO Box • The area was made a provincial untouchable faunal reserve in 1967 126, 9310, Puerto San through Provincial Law 697/67. This is the highest level of Julián, Pcia Santa Cruz, protection which prohibits use of fauna, flora and land for Argentina; commercial objectives, building in the reserve and sport hunting. email: The objective of the reserve is to preserve nature in all its aspects. • Existing conflicts include high numbers of visitors due to the proximity of the city of Puerto Madryn. Marine mammals may be affected by water contamination, shipping traffic and increasing fishing activity in the area. tovera@sanjulian.com.ar
268 Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Table 5.12 continued Name of MPA or sanctuary, Cetacean and other notable species location and size (4) Punta Norte Provincial Faunal • Feb–May: orca, Orcinus orca Reserve (Reserva Natural • also: breeding rookeries for southern elephant seal and Turística Punta Norte) South American sea lion • Punta Norte (42º0’5S, 63º46’W) Chubut province • 0.023 mi2 (0.06 km2 , or 6 hectares) (5) Punta Pirámide Nature Reserve • May–Dec: southern right whale, Eubalaena australis; (Reserva Natural Punta Pirámide) dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus; orca, • Golfo Nuevo, Chubut province Orcinus orca • 0.5 mi 2 (1.32 km 2 ) • also: seabird colonies and rookeries for southern sea lion and southern elephant seal (6) Península Valdés Nature • May–Dec: southern right whale, Eubalaena australis; Reserve (Reserva Natural dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus; orca, Península Valdés) Orcinus orca • Península Valdés (42º33’S, 63º54’W), • also: seabird colonies and rookeries for southern elephant Golfo Nuevo, Golfo San José, seal and southern sea lion Chubut province • 1390 mi 2 (3600 km 2 ) including mostly land and some marine area (7) Bahía San Antonio Oeste • southern right whale, Eubalaena australis; orca, Orcinus Hemispheric Reserve (Reserva orca; bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Hemisférica Bahía San Antonio • also: breeding area for seabird colonies and fishes Oeste) • San Antonio Bay, San Matias Gulf, Río Negro province (8) Bahía Laura Provincial Nature • Peale’s dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis; Commerson’s Reserve (Reserva Natural dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonnii Provincial Bahía Laura) • also: breeding areas for Magellanic penguins, cormorants • Bahía Laura (48º21’S, 66º27’W), and other seabirds along 6 mi (9 km) of coast between Cabo Guardián and Punta Mercedes, Santa Cruz province
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CONTENTS List of Figures vii List o
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LIST OF FIGURES I.1 The exclusive e
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First I must thank
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Acknowledgements xiii Charitable Tr
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
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PROLOGUE The publication of this ha
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Prologue xix stakeholders - local c
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INTRODUCTION There are three main d
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Introduction 5 and dolphins. At tha
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Introduction 7 This world map shows
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BOX I.3 THE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
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Introduction 13 and Birkun, 2002; R
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2 WHY SPOTLIGHT WHALES, DOLPHINS AN
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Table 2.3 Baleen whales. World dist
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Table 2.4 Toothed whales: sperm and
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Table 2.6 Toothed whales: ocean dol
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Why Spotlight Whales, Dolphins and
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Strategies for Protecting Cetaceans
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5 HABITAT PROTECTION FOR CETACEANS
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REFERENCES Agardy, T (1997) Marine
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References 455 Bearzi, G (1995) The
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References 457 11th Biennial Confer
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References 459 Vol II, The Great Ba
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References 461 Forcada, J (1995) Ab
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References 463 Hoyt, E (1978) Frien
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References 467 Lauriano, G (1997b)
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References 469 Mercier, F and C Mon
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References 471 Notarbartolo di Scia
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References 473 Prideaux, M (2003a)
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References 475 Sanino, GP and JL Y
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References 477 Tregenza, NJC, SD Be
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Abaco National Park 220-1 Abrolhos
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Calayan Island Protected Area 336-7
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European Union Habitats and Species
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