Argentine Sea - Biodiversity

Biodiversity

The Argentine sea is one of the highest temperate seas of the world. It receives the cold Falkland Current from the south, which comes from the Antarctic, and the warm Brazil Current from the north.

The Argentine sea has 12 areas identified as places of great biodiversity. There are two international protected areas, one national, and eighteen provincial ones.

The Argentine sea has plankton composed of algae and crustaceans, along with sardines and anchovies. Those feed the more advanced fauna. There are penguins and cormorants, whales, sea lions and sea elephants.

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