Past Plenary Meetings of the Forum have included:

• Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 2010
• Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 2009
• Pinamar, Argentina - March 2008
• Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 2007
• Mar del Plata, Argentina - July 2006
• Puerto Madryn, Argentina - November 2005
• Colonia, Uruguay - March 2005
• New York, USA - June 2004

The following organizations, meeting at the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence share the vision of:

An ecologically healthy and diverse Patagonian Sea, meeting the needs and aspirations of people, whilst maintaining one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles and most productive marine ecosystems, through a genuine partnership amongst all interested sectors.

Furthermore, we acknowledge the fact that ecological processes and marine species transcend political borders. We aim to work from our organizations to provide solutions and create opportunities without prejudice for the government positions regarding sovereignty issues for the region.

The organizations that are part of the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence, sharing the vision of the Colonia Declaration of March 2005, and after establishing the governance structure, Steering Group and Working Groups of the Forum,

… Emphasize their concerns in regards to the sustainability and viability of the Patagonian Sea ecosystem;

... Express their desire to collaborate in the design of a transparent and participative model for the sustainable management of biodiversity, in a framework of precautionary ecosystem approaches to integrated management, and

… Communicate, in this regard, their interest to promote, generate and support processes and decisions directed to the implementation of these objectives in public policies applicable to the Patagonian Sea.