Coastal-Marine MPA
Patagonia Azul
Provincial Park

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Area Description

Geographic Location

Protected Surface Area

Legal Aspects

Management Category

International Recognition

© Mariana Descalzo
© Mariana Descalzo

Ecoregions Represented

Habitat Types

Creation Objectives

Conservation Values

Human Activities

Conservation Challenges

Management

Public Use

About the Fact Sheet

Sources of Information Consulted

Brown, A., Martinez Ortiz, U., Acerbi, M., Corcuera, J. (Eds.). (2006). La Situación Ambiental Argentina 2005. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, Buenos Aires.  

Falabella, V., Acha, M., Iribarne, O., Fermepin, S., Campagna, C. (2023). Biorregiones Marinas de la Argentina. Reporte Final. Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico y Áreas de Influencia, informe inédito. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 85 pp.  

Fundación Rewilding Argentina. Proyecto Patagonia Azul. Recuperado de https://www.rewildingargentina.org/proyecto-patagoniaazul/ el 28/05/2025  

IUCN-MMPATF (2023) Commerson’s Dolphin Habitat Network IMMA Factsheet. IUCN Joint SSC/WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force, 2023. PDF made available for download at https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/portfolioitem/commersons-dolphin-habitat-network-imma 

IUCN-MMPATF (2023) Southern Patagonia Coastal Marine IMMA Factsheet. IUCN Joint SSC/WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force, 2023. PDF made available for download at https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/factsheets/southe rn-patagonia-coastal-waters-imma 

IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. (2025). San Jorge Gulf ISRA Factsheet. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. PDF made available for download at https://sharkrayareas.org/portfolio-item/san-jorge-gulf-isra/ 

Jabado, R.W., García-Rodríguez, E., Palacios, M. D., Bettcher Brito, V., Armstrong, A. O., Charles, R., Rohner C. A., Batlle-Morera, A., Gonzalez-Pestana, A. (2025). South American Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group.   

Ley Nacional N°23.968 de 1991. Espacios Marítimos – Fijase las Líneas de Base de La República Argentina. 05 de diciembre de 1991  

Ley Nacional N°27.037 de 2014. Espacios Marítimos – Sistema Nacional de Áreas Marinas Protegidas. 09 de diciembre de 2014  

Ley Nacional N°27.557 de 2020. Espacios Marítimos - Ley N°23.968 - Modificación. 25 de agosto de 2020.  

Ley XI N°90 de 2025. Créase el Área Natural Protegida Parque Provincial Patagonia Azul en el ámbito del Sistema Provincial de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de la Provincia del Chubut, conforme Ley XI Nº18. 24 de abril del 2025.    

Man and the Biosphere Programme. (2024). Patagonia Azul. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Recuperado de Patagonia Azul – Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) (unesco.org) el 16/04/2024   

Plan de Manejo y Conservación Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Costero Patagonia Austral. (2018).  

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