Jun 19, 2026 · 14 min · 10 segments
For World Oceans Month, we turn to coastal Patagonia on the Southern Cone of South America. This biodiverse seascape is home to some of the continent's most productive marine ecosystems. But climate…
Nat Moss
Montserrat RodriguezGuest
Valeria FalabellaGuest
Hannah KaplanHost
The effort begins with a recognition that Patagonia is globally important for conservation.
I think that a few places in the world for such an amazing natural sites, uh, as the coast of Patagonia.
The Patagonian sea is highly productive ocean, the most productive in the Southern Hemisphere.
When Vale says the Patagonian sea is productive, she means its capacity to support large populations of marine organisms and the rich food webs that sustain wildlife, fisheries, and people.
The fact that it's a really productive marine ecosystem that support all kind of marine species is very, uh, important.
And because of this productivity, these waters also sustain a lot of commercially important fishes, and that helps many communities that depend of them.
It's also one of the ecosystem that are still relatively intact compared to other places in the world.
It means it still retains much of its ecological integrity, with species, habitats, and natural processes continuing to function together as they should.
The challenge now is to understand how climate change and other environmental threats may alter these ecosystems in the decades ahead.
The effort begins with a recognition that Patagonia is globally important for conservation.
I think that a few places in the world for such an amazing natural sites, uh, as the coast of Patagonia.
The Patagonian sea is highly productive ocean, the most productive in the Southern Hemisphere.
When Vale says the Patagonian sea is productive, she means its capacity to support large populations of marine organisms and the rich food webs that sustain wildlife, fisheries, and people.
The fact that it's a really productive marine ecosystem that support all kind of marine species is very, uh, important.
And because of this productivity, these waters also sustain a lot of commercially important fishes, and that helps many communities that depend of them.
It's also one of the ecosystem that are still relatively intact compared to other places in the world.
It means it still retains much of its ecological integrity, with species, habitats, and natural processes continuing to function together as they should.
The challenge now is to understand how climate change and other environmental threats may alter these ecosystems in the decades ahead.
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