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Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park

Sixty years after the discovery of a colony of Juan Fernández fur seals, previously thought to be extinct, a landmark agreement extends ‘no take’ zone around the wildlife-rich archipelago.

23 March 2026

Blue news

Pacific Ocean

Chile protects over half of its ocean

President Gabriel Boric has signed a decree that fully protects 337,000 sq km of the waters around the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks.

10 March 2026

Video

Pacific Ocean

Juan Fernandez UNOC announcement

At the third plenary session, Chile announced its commitment to ocean protection by expanding Juan Fernández MPA. This effort will add 350,000 sq km of protection. With this, Chile’s EEZ protection will go over 50 per cent, placing it among the world’s leading ocean guardians.

13 June 2025

Juan Fernandez UNOC announcement

Blue news

Pacific Ocean

Chile’s Juan Fernández residents want to protect their islands

30 May 2025

Video

Pacific Ocean

Death at Sea: The Film

This award-winning film follows the Human Rights at Sea investigation into the untimely death in March 2020 of Eritara Aati Kaierua, a Kiribati fisheries observer.

02 July 2024

Death at Sea: The Film

Blue news

Pacific Ocean

A freediver swims near the massive tail of a humpback whale seen from behind, while another whale is visible in the background, all surrounded by deep blue ocean water.

Take my breath away…

31 July 2024

Science Report

Pacific Ocean

Blue Marine Foundation and Patagonia Projects - Project Overviews

This report presents a comprehensive overview of marine conservation efforts in Chilean Patagonia, focusing on the study and protection of baleen whales, benthic marine life, cetacean acoustics, and dolphin and orca behaviour, while highlighting community engagement, biodiversity documentation, and long-term monitoring of oceanic conditions in the Golfo de Penas, Patagonia.  

23 June 2020

Blue Marine Foundation and Patagonia Projects - Project Overviews

Project

Pacific Ocean

Rewilding the fjords of Patagonian Chile

From kelp forests and cold-water corals to blue whales and orcas, the waters of southern Chile teem with exceptional biodiversity. Blue Marine works with multiple partners to keep this wild place wild.

Rewilding the fjords of Patagonian Chile

Project

Pacific Ocean

Rare species protection in a Pacific archipelago  

Endemic marine animals in Chile’s Juan Fernández islands are under threat from exploitative fishing. Blue Marine has helped secure new legislation to protect them.

Project

Pacific Ocean

A plan to protect 200,000 sq km in Mexico

Industrial fishing is destroying the exceptional biodiversity of the seas along the Baja Peninsular in north-western Mexico. Our goal is to safeguard these waters with ‘Dos Mares’ – a marine protected area on a scale unprecedented in this region.

A plan to protect 200,000 sq km in Mexico

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