Chapter 1 - Introduction - Pinnipeds in Latin America.- Chapter 2 - South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis, Zimmerman 1783).- Chapter 3 - Ecology and conservation of the Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Heller 1904).- Chapter 4 - Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella, Peters 1876).- Chapter 5 - Reviewing the current status of Juan Fernandez fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii philippii, Peters 1866).- Chapter 6 - The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi, Merriam 1897).- Chapter 7 - South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, Shaw 1800).- Chapter 8 - Current status of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus, Lesson 1828) in Mexico.- Chapter 9 - Life history strategies in the Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki, Silvertsen 1953): understanding the past to predict the future.- Chapter 10 - Conservation and management implications of southern elephant seals (Miroung leonina, Linnaeus 1758): demography, social organization and behavior.- Chapter 11 - Status review of the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris, Gill 1866) in Mexico: past, present and perspectives.- Chapter 12 - The Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii, Gray 1864) in Mexico.