IWC / SC/55/E20 OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPACT OF THE PETROLEUM ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTH OF THE PROVINCE OF SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINE PATAGONIA

• Main Author: J. Cristián De Haro
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Argentine; Gallegos; Patagonia; Orca; Orcinus orca; Southern Right Whale
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.567.7700; http://cethus.org/pdf/observation_on_the_impact_of_the_petroleum_activity_santa_cruz_argentina_sc_55_e20.pdf

Santa Cruz coast has areas of important ecological and touristical value, among which is the Gallegos River estuary with an important bird species richness, and towards the south, the Cabo Virgenes Provincial Reserve (52°20´W and 68°21´S). Cabo Virgenes presents optimum conditions for the reproducti...