Small and shy, the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) is the most endangered—and perhaps the least known—dolphin on the Atlantic coast of South America. With distribution spanning Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, the main pressures on franciscana populations are loss of habitat, pollution and accidental bycatch.
Franciscana Management Area I (FMA I) aims to research on franciscana ecology and the impact of accidental by-catch along the Brazilian coast. Phase I ed research focused on the priority area FMA I (the north shore of Rio and the south of Espírito Santo), where population levels are irregular and genetic variability is low. The research effort was later expanded to FMA II (São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina) and FMA III (Rio Grande do Sul to the northern coast of Argentina), encoming the dolphin’s entire Brazilian range. All of these initiatives are aligned with the targets established in the National Action Plan for the species.
The Conservação da Toninha Project was ed by an environmental offset measure established through a Consent Decree/Conduct Adjustment Agreement between PRIO and the Brazilian Ministry for the Environment.
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