Protecting Argentina’s seabed from bottom trawling, which is destroying habitats and preventing the recovery of fish species.
Blue Marine supports local NGO Rewilding Argentina in its mission to protect 30 per cent of the waters of Chubut province in Patagonia from bottom-trawling and other threats, and ultimately to protect 30 per cent of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Other partners include: Por La Mer, SeaLegacy, Patagonia Azul and Patagonia Projects. Advocacy campaigns have raised national awareness about the threat of industrial fishing and promoted MPAs as the solution.
In 2025 , our partners achieved significant victories along the Patagonian coast, crowned by the creation of the Patagonia Azul Provincial Park. A marine protected area (MPA) of 295,135 hectares, it now safeguards migratory routes for whales, feeding grounds for seabirds, and the country’s largest colony of South American fur seal.
The province of Chubut also granted legal protection to seven species, including humpback and sei whales, Commerson’s dolphins, the white-headed steamer duck, the southern giant petrel, and the broadnose sevengill shark.
These protections were strengthened by studies that identified dozens of new humpback whales, documented their presence across new seasons, recorded more than 29 weeks of whale vocalizations and revealed the long-distance travels of fur seals. Research teams also expanded live camera networks that now stream the daily lives of penguins, shags, and petrels.
Shark fins for export are the main target of the Uruguayan fishing fleet. But now the government intends to protect 30 per cent of its Exclusive Economic Zone by 2030. Blue Marine is helping them achieve that goal.
Whales migrate from South America along a ‘humpback highway’ to feed in the Southern Ocean. Blue Marine has helped protect a huge part of it, around the UK territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).
Whale shark populations that gather around the African island nation of São Tomé and Principe are under threat. Blue Marine is teaming up with NGO partners and local fishers to help protect the migrating megafauna.
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