Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Dolphins-at-Pelagos-Sanctuary-27MZIFL6LBDA.htmlConceptually similarDolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAMCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JANCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAOCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAKCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JALCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAJCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAPCompleted★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JAQCompleted★★★★★★★Dolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryGP01JEBCompleted★★★★View AllGP01JARDolphins at Pelagos SanctuaryA pod of dolphins are pictured swimming close to the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, 20 miles off the north coast of Corsica, in the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals.Locations:Europe-France-Mediterranean SeaDate:7 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Paul HiltonMaximum size:3343px X 2170pxKeywords:Beauty-Copy space-Day-Dolphins-High angle view-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-OutdoorsShoot:Defending Our Mediterranean Arctic Sunrise TourThe Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is in the Mediterranean to document threats to the sea and to campaign for a global network of fully protected marine reserves covering 40% of our oceans as an essential way to protect our seas from the ravages of climate change, to restore the health of fish stocks, and protect ocean life from habitat destruction and collapse. The activities included the documentation of fin whales and dolphins in the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, a Marine Protected Area aimed at the protection of marine mammals. It covers an area of approximately 84,000 km², comprising the waters between the French Riviera, western Sardinia, eastern Sardinia and Tuscany. The sanctuary is located in the Ligurian basin of the Mediterranean Sea. In this area all the cetaceans occurring in the Mediterranean can be found at regular intervals. It is believed to be the main feeding ground for Fin Whales in the Mediterranean basin.In addition actions were carried out in the Bonifacio Strait to draw attention to all dangerous cargo shipments of toxic substances as a first step towards creating a marine reserve.Related Collections:Defending our Mediterranean 2008 (All Photographers)