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

Table 5.21 <strong>Marine</strong> Region 17: Southeast Pacific MPAs <strong>and</strong> sanctuaries<br />

Name of MPA or sanctuary,<br />

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

INTERNATIONAL<br />

Cetacean <strong>and</strong> other notable species<br />

(I) Eastern Tropical Pacific • blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus; humpback whale,<br />

Seascape Megaptera novaeangliae; sperm whale, Physeter<br />

• 814,500 mi2 (2,110,000 km2 ) macrocephalus; many others (see cetacean species<br />

• located in the waters of Colombia, lists <strong>for</strong> most of the MPAs listed at right)<br />

Costa Rica, Ecuador <strong>and</strong> Panamá • also: leatherback turtle, many others<br />

(II) South Pacific Whale • some 53 species of cetaceans<br />

Sanctuary, proposed<br />

• South Pacific Ocean, spread across<br />

<strong>Marine</strong> Regions 14, 17 <strong>and</strong> 18<br />

CHILE República de Chile<br />

(1) Francisco Coloane National • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; Antarctic<br />

<strong>Marine</strong> Park (Parque Nacional minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis; other species<br />

Marino Francisco Coloane) • also: southern sea lions <strong>and</strong> fur seals, rockhopper <strong>and</strong><br />

• around Carlos III Isl<strong>and</strong>, Strait of macaroni penguins<br />

Magellan, far southern Chile<br />

• 259 mi 2 (670 km 2 )<br />

(2) Caldera MPA (Parque • bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus; other species but<br />

Marino Caldera), proposed <strong>and</strong> not listed by CONAMA; Centre <strong>for</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> Mammal<br />

in process Research (CMMR) Leviathan Database includes several<br />

• between Punta Morro <strong>and</strong> Copiapó other cetacean species in the area but habitat protection<br />

River in region III in northern Chile will depend on the final size of the <strong>protected</strong> area<br />

(27º14S, 70º57’W)<br />

• size undetermined<br />

(3) Bahía Mansa MPA (Parque • bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus; other species but<br />

Marino Bahía Mansa), proposed not listed by CONAMA; CMMR Leviathan Database<br />

<strong>and</strong> in process includes several other cetacean species in the area but<br />

• located at 40º40’S, 73º50’W, between habitat protection will depend on the final size of the<br />

Valdivia <strong>and</strong> Puerto Montt, about <strong>protected</strong> area<br />

12 mi (18 km) south of Bahía Mansa • also: sea otters, seabirds <strong>and</strong> South American sea lion<br />

• size undetermined but located along<br />

18 mi (29 km) of coast

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