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Workshops at the National Fishing School: an application to facilitate good fishing practices is presented

Workshops at the National Fishing School: an application to facilitate good fishing practices is presented 1300 731 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Students of the first pilot course and the academic leveling course for fishing pilots participated in a workshop on good fishing practices to reduce seabird bycatch, where the new Electronic Fishing Logbook was presented, an…

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Cleaning day on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area

Cleaning day on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area 1300 731 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Between September 11 and 13, 2024 a beach cleanup was carried out on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area, a collaborative effort that covered 10.2 kilometers of coastline between Punta Alta and…

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The Forum celebrated 20 years of collective work on marine conservation in the Southern Cone, in Puerto Pirámides, Chubut

The Forum celebrated 20 years of collective work on marine conservation in the Southern Cone, in Puerto Pirámides, Chubut 1200 800 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

During the week of August 26-29, 2024, members of the Forum and its member organizations met full time at the Municipal Hall of Puerto Pirámides, Chubut, to reflect on the road travelled in its first…

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Declaration of Puerto Pirámides

Declaration of Puerto Pirámides 1200 1600 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

More than 50 representatives of the member organizations of the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence gathered in Puerto Pirámides, Chubut, within the framework of the celebration of its…

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Towards a more participatory management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Argentina

Towards a more participatory management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Argentina 1400 788 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Officials and technicians responsible for the management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MCPAs) in Argentina participated in the training “Access to information and participatory processes in the management of Marine Protected Areas”. The objective…

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Training workshops on good fishing practices for marine conservation in Argentina

Training workshops on good fishing practices for marine conservation in Argentina 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

In a joint effort to protect the Argentine sea, training workshops were held at the National Fishing School “Comandante Luis Piedra Buena” in Mar del Plata to address two major challenges facing ocean conservation: plastic…

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Progress in protocols for cleaning up fishery waste on the Patagonian coasts

Progress in protocols for cleaning up fishery waste on the Patagonian coasts 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

In conjunction with various government agencies of the province of Chubut and the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence, a cleanup and remediation of Playa Cormoranes was carried out.…

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First review of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves of the UNESCO MAB program

First review of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves of the UNESCO MAB program 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Authorities and technicians involved in the management of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves addressed the first evaluation within the framework of UNESCO’s MaB Program, ten years after its creation. On January 26, 2024,…

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Meeting strengthens the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA)

Meeting strengthens the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA) 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

With the participation of authorities and technicians responsible for the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA), two meetings were held, one on the methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of management and…

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Strengthening the governance of Chubut’s Biosphere Reserves

Strengthening the governance of Chubut’s Biosphere Reserves 1600 900 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Together with authorities and technicians involved in the management of the Biosphere Reserves, a workshop was held on governance and first steps towards the First Periodic Review of Península Valdés and Patagonia Azul within the…

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