The Falkland Islands Marine Mammals Ordinance 1992 protects all marine mammals in all waters, from the coast to the edge of the economic exclusion zone.

PHOCIDAE True seals (cannot rotate their hind flippers under their bodies to walk)

Elephant seal

Leopard seal

Weddell seal

OTARIIDAE Eared Seals (external ear flaps, can walk on land, males much bigger than females)

Southern Sea Lion

South American Fur Seal

South Georgia Fur Seal

Photographic credits: Header; Ali Marsh, Alison Dodd, Russell Evans, Emma Brooke, Robert Maddocks

Photographs and Images Copyright: The images on this site have been bought under licence or have been used with the permission of their owners. They may not be copied or downloaded in any form without their owner's consent.