Today I joined Catalina Lopez Sagástegui of Noroeste Sustentable (NOS). Their mission is to “construct and implement a long term vision for the region’s sustainable development through a political and social agreement”.

Good news about the marine environment seems to be an increasingly rare occurrence these days. However, there was only celebration in Chile yesterday after a Government announcement declaring Chilean waters a Whale Sanctuary.

When people ask me what they can do to help the oceans, my immediate response is to say, “don’t eat shrimp!” Shrimp fisheries are the most destructive in the world and eating shrimp can be one of the worst things you can do to the oceans and to coastal communities.

“Sanctuaries of the Sea” revisits the ancient Mediterranean and its marine and cultural diversity. Today, much of the biodiversity of this sea is under threat, including its unique cetacean populations. Can creating Marine Protected Areas for cetaceans help protect their declining populations, as well as the species and habitats they depend on for survival?