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270 <strong>Marine</strong> Protected Areas <strong>for</strong> Whales, Dolphins <strong>and</strong> Porpoises<br />

Table 5.12 continued<br />

Name of MPA or sanctuary, Cetacean <strong>and</strong> other notable species<br />

location <strong>and</strong> size<br />

(9) Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve • southern right whale, Eubalaena australis; orca, Orcinus<br />

(Reserva Natural Intagible orca; Peale’s dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis;<br />

Cabo Blanco) Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonnii<br />

• Cabo Blanco (47º12’S, 65º45’W), • also: seabird colonies <strong>and</strong> non-breeding pinniped<br />

Santa Cruz province rookeries <strong>for</strong> South American sea lions <strong>and</strong> South<br />

• 2.84 mi 2 (7.37 km 2 ) American fur seals. Three species of cormorants plus<br />

penguins <strong>and</strong> many other birds breed here.<br />

(10) Monte Loayza Nature Reserve • southern right whale, Eubalaena australis<br />

(Reserva Natural Monte Loayza) • also: breeding area <strong>for</strong> cormorants, seagulls <strong>and</strong> other<br />

• Monte Loayza (47º49’S, 66º51’W), seabirds. Presence of southern elephant seal <strong>and</strong> breeding<br />

south of Golfo San Jorge, 75 mi area <strong>for</strong> South American sea lion<br />

(120 km) northwest of Puerto<br />

Deseado, Santa Cruz province<br />

(11) Península San Julián <strong>and</strong> • Sept–May: Peale’s dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis;<br />

Bahía de San Julián Nature Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonnii;<br />

Reserve (Reserva Natural sporadic: southern right whale, Eubalaena australis<br />

Península San Julián y • also: seabird colonies including Magellanic penguins <strong>and</strong><br />

Bahía de San Julián) five species of cormorants; a non-breeding rookery of<br />

• San Julián peninsula <strong>and</strong> bay South American sea lions<br />

(49º15’S, 67º36’W) which includes<br />

Isla Cormoran <strong>and</strong> Justicia, Santa<br />

Cruz province<br />

• 40 mi 2 (104 km 2 )<br />

(12) Complejo Bahía Oso Marino • Peale’s dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis; Commerson’s<br />

Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonnii<br />

Complejo Bahía Oso Marino) • also: seabird colonies including Magellanic penguins,<br />

• Oso Marino Bay including Penguin various cormorants <strong>and</strong> other seabirds; breeding rookery<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> (Isla Pingüino), Chata Isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> the South American sea lion<br />

<strong>and</strong> Castillo Isl<strong>and</strong>, Santa Cruz province

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