2010, June 25th : Oceansemble, together for the world ocean project final report.
Since tree years, te mana o te moana has been involved in the « Together for the world ocean » project developed by Acroporis association and aiming at raising school children awareness on marine ecosystem protection.
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2010, June 18th to 20th : Tahiti-Moorea Sailing event.
For the second session, Te mana o te moana participates to the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing évent which gathered more than 80 sailers during two days...
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2010, June 8th : World Ocean day on Moorea.
For this year, te mana o te moana choose a special place on the island of Moorea to celebrate this special event because of their wish to make the link between Oceans and Lands...
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2010, June 03rd to June 6th : Sea’s days celebrated on Tahiti.
Once again, te mana o te moana took part in “The sea’s days” organized by the Ministry of Environment...
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2010, June 4th : Launching of the Oceans festival and celebration of the anniversary of J Y Cousteau.
On June 4th, both Cecile Gaspar and Vie Jourdan went into a local school of the island of Moorea, accompanied by Jean Michel Cousteau from Ocean Futures Society, one of their patrons...
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2010, June 1st to 7th : First International Conference on Manta rays held in Tahiti and Bora Bora.
This event was orgnaized in order to establish a statement of what is done in French Polynesia for the protection of the manta rays.
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2010, May 31st : Teenagers of Henri Hiro College awared of the importance of preserving sea turtles.
On request of the College, educators of Te mana o te moana went onto the establishment to provide some "eco friendly" gestures in favor of their environment...
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2010, May 22nd Natural Festival celebrated on Moorea.
A special "Open doors" day was orgnanized by te mana o te moana in order to present the sea turtle clinic and the importance of perserving those species endangered in French Polynesia...
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2010, May 17th and 18th : Seminar of Biodiversity held by the Education Ministry.
Locally, te mana o te moana has also participated to the Seminar “At the school of Biodiversity" organized by both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Research.
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2010, May, 10th to 12th : Seminar on biodiversity held in Chamonix.
During 4 days, nearly 400 institutional or private actors (scientists, companies, associations, elected people, trade in union, farmers, administrations …) met in Chamonix for the French Seminar on Biodiversity...
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2010, May 9th- 12th : The fourth meeting of the World Ocean Network was held in Boulogne sur mer, France.
This fourth meeting is in keeping with the international year of Biodiversity and did suggested the first Academy of World Ocean on May 09th. Cecile Gaspar was invited as co founder of the World Ocean Network...
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2010, May 3rd to 07th : The Global Forum on Oceans organized by Unesco in Paris.
For this year, 5th World conference on oceans, coasts and islands was hold at the UNESCO in Paris, France. The purpose in this international year of biodiversity was to guarantee the survival, to preserve life in appartenership with states.
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2010, May 4th : Seminar on Biodiversity : the words to convince in Paris.
Te Mana o Te Moana represented by Cecile Gaspar has been invited as member of UICN to participate to the biodiversity seminar titled “The Words to convince” to present and to valorize all actions of the association.
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2010, May 22nd - Natural Festival
For the Natural Festival celebrated on May 22nd, te mana o te moana organizes an "open door" day...
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2010, April : A new vision of our underwater world by the famous architect Jacques Rougerie...
at the origin of the sea orbiter project, read the book titled
“ From 20 000 places under the seas to Sea Orbiter”.
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2010, march 29th and 30th – 2 training days to be
Te mana o te moana organized 2 days for Moorea's actors of the nautical tourism, at the Intercontinental Resort and Spa Moorea.
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2010, March 25th and 26th – Participation to the “Planet’s Eco Tour”
on Tahiti and Moorea's islands, with the support of the Environmental Ministry and the Environmental Direction.
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2010, march 19th – "Book exhibition"
The "book exhibition", organized by the Department of Primary school in partnership with the non profit foundation, Te Mana o te Moana, brought together more than one hundred teachers of Mooreas' island.
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2010, April - May : Sign the petition and protect whales!...
The International Whaling Commission has just unveiled a proposal to legalize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years.
Sign the petition and spread the world...
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2010, 10% discount to all members for any interactive program with a dolphin...
2010 - the Moorea Dolphin Center offers special discounts to all Te mana o te moana's members until May 31st !!
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2010, March 9th -the Turtle Samantha is returning to the ocean
After 3 months at our sea turtles care center, Samantha, a hawkbill sea turtle has been released by Richard Murphy...
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2009 - 2010 : Towards the end of the sea turtles' nests monitoring campaign
This is the end of the nesting season for the Green Sea turtles of French Polynesia.
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2010, February 27th to March 6th - Monitoring campaign on AMP (Protected Marine Areas) of Moorea.
Protect and Preserve marine ressources is the goal of the Protected Marine Aresas program (AMP) specific of Moorea's island.
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2009, 2010 - Post larval collecting on Bora Bora islands.
In partnership with the CRISP ( Coral Reef Initiatives for the South Pacific), Te mana o te moana provides actions to support initiatives such as Bora Eco fish company.
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2010, February 26th : 2nd intervention for the "Oceansemble" project.
For the third time, Te mana o te moana foundation participates to the Oceansemble programme, initiated by Acroporis foundation.
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2010, February : Renaud Fayada sells picture frames helping Te mana o te moana in actions for conservation and public awareness.
Renaud is a photographer of Moorea, native from France, installed for more than 10 years in Moorea.
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2010, February 4th -
The EDF foundation has organized in 2009 the first edition of the tophees of associations. The goal is to support actions towards nature and social from 30 foundations on 2500 applicants. 3 categories were represented : Nature, Culture Social.
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2010, February 4th - Oli hurriccane is coming in French Polynesia, sea turtles are evacuated from the clinic.
Announced in Polynesia, Oli is now here. The sea turtle clinic evacuation is decided and each individual set up in a safety place.
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2010, January - Assessment of the "honu toolkit" : 1532 school children aware of the sea turtles conservation.
Since september 2009, the honu toolkit, gathering more than 30 educational tools based on sea turtles,
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2009, Since November to now - A pratical guide for an Eco tourism in French Polynesia.
In order to help the French Polynesia to be "eco friendly", this guide is targeting any person willing to act or learn more on the "eco-environement" way.
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2009, Since November to now - A pratical guide for an Eco tourism in French Polynesia.
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2010, January 20th- 22nd - First symposium of French sea turtles, organised by the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris
2010, January 20th- 22nd - First symposium on sea turtles of French sea turtles, organised by the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
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2010, January 19th - IUCN Congress of overseas territories.
Further to an adopted recommending hold during the World Congress of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in 2004, The French Commitee of the IUCN created a work group for Overseas territories.
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2010, Januray 17th - International diving show in Paris
Cecile Gaspar shares experiences on Conservation issues during the International Diving show held every year in Paris.
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2009 – December 14, Oceans Day at Copenhagen
Te mana o te moana attends the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Dr. Cécile Gaspar, president of the NGO, has been officially invited to take part in the Oceans Day organized by over 46 entities from around the world.
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2009 – November 7, The Ocean Declaration of Pacific Countries and Territories
The Ocean Declaration of Pacific Countries and Territories has been adopted during the UNESCO World Heritage Workshop of the Pacific held from the 1st to the 7th of November in Maupiti (Society Islands). Te mana o te moana took part in the workshop.
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2009 – October 18, Silver Certified Green Globe status for InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa
InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa has been awarded by the prestigious international sustainable tourism program Green Globe for its commitment to sustainable development. The program recognizes the hotel’s efforts to promote environmental and social sustainability carried out in collaboration with te mana o te moana.
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2009 – October 15, Educational activities of te mana o te moana flourish
Official approval of educational program Delphineau recre, development of new educational resources with the support from Brasserie de Tahiti, involvement in the project of Moorea Federation… te mana o te moana enlarges its educational activities!
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2009 – October 5, Astronaut Jean-François Clervoy publishes his first book “Storie(s) of Space”
Jean-François Clervoy, French astronaut of the European Space Agency and a patron of te mana o te moana, publishes an exciting story about his experience of discovering space and blue planet seen from above.
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2009 – October 5 to 9, Freediving documentary on whales of Rurutu
Te mana o te moana took part in the shooting of a documentary on whales of Rurutu featuring two international champions in freediving, Frederic Buyle and William Winram.
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2009 – October 01, Te mana o te moana awarded by the group “Veterinarians for sustainable development”
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, veterinarian and president of te mana o te moana, has been awarded for “field activities for biodiversity conservation”.
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2009 – September 26, Future diving guides aware of marine environment preservation
For the third year, te mana o te moana was invited by the Institute of Youth and Sports of French Polynesia to deliver training courses on marine environment for future diving guides.
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2009 – September 24 to 25, Raising awareness on sustainable marine-based tourism
Te mana o te moana took part in the International Tourism Day organized by GIE Tahiti Tourism in Papeete to raise awareness on sustainable tourism.
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2009 – September 18 to 24, “Wild missions” with te mana o te moana
Te mana o te moana organized a lot of activities to mark its 5th anniversary. Among these activities, the NGO was featured in the documentary “Wild missions” by European productions society together with a famous French singer - Nadiya.
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2009 – September 11, Postage stamp with a turtle
Telecommunication and Postal Service of French Polynesia published a new postage stamp with a picture of a turtle taken by Pierre Lesage in the Sea Turtle Clinic managed by te mana o te moana.
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2009 – September 8, Te mana o te moana in weightlessness
A unique experience for a Polynesian NGO : te mana o te moana experiences weightlessness together with its patron astronaut Jean-François Clervoy, chairman of Novespace - a subsidiary of the French space agency CNES - which organizes parabolic flights for microgravity research on the Airbus A300 'Zero-G'.
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2009 – September 2, Honu toolkit validated by the Department for Primary Schools
The Honu toolkit on marine turtles developed by te mana o te moana has been officially validated by the Department for Primary Schools.
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2009 – August 11, New school year for educational programs
A great start of the new school year for the educators of te mana o te mana: a large variety of educational programs and a lot of brand new projects planned.
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2009 – July 30, Oceansemble, together for the world ocean project final report
Since two years, te mana o te moana has been involved in the « Together for the world ocean » project developed by Acroporis NGO and aiming at raising school children awareness on marine ecosystem protection.
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2009 – July 15, Two turtles get back to the ocean
In July, te mana o te moana released two marine turtles treated in Sea Turtle Clinic.
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2009 – July 01, Brasserie de Tahiti supports te mana o te moana
Te mana o te moana has received a support from Brasserie de Tahiti for creation of new educational resources for its educational programs.
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2009 – June 24, Live your city
Educators of te mana o te moana displayed an information booth to raise awareness on marine environment protection of the young people of Papeete.
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2009 – June 19, Solidarity week in the Bank of Polynesia
Te mana o te moana displayed an information booth for the Solidarity week organized by the Bank of Polynesia.
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2009 – June 19 to 21, Tahiti-Moorea sailing rendez-vous
For the second time, te mana o te moana was asked to raise awareness on marine environment during Tahiti-Moorea sailing rendez-vous.
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2009 – June 8, World Oceans Day
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2009 – June 8, Very special patrons
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2009 – June 8, Official launch of the “Honu” toolkit
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2009 – June 8, Inauguration of the Sea turtle house
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2009 – June 4 to 5, Te mana o te moana in the ecobus
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2009 – May 26 to 30, Training for lagoon investigators
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2009 – May 22, Nature festival in the Sea turtle clinic
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2009 – May 22, Conference on sea turtles and climate change
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2009 – May 11, Honu toolkit preview
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2009 – May 10, Coral garden in Bora Bora
The biologists of te mana o te moana are working to create a coral garden and a ray feeding area in the largest lagoon of the hotel InterContinental Resort and Thalasso Spa Bora Bora.
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2009 – May 5 to 6, Information booth for Tahiti Pearl Regatta
Te mana o te moana presented an information booth in Raiatea island for the biggest Polynesian sailing competition “Tahiti Pearl Regatta”.
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2009 – April 23, Conference on pink whiprays in the University of French Polynesia
Cécile Gaspar, PhD in marine ecology and president of te mana o te moana, gave a conference on pink whiprays presenting the main conclusions of her PhD dissertation.
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2009 – April 22, Alpha Blondy meets sea turtles and dolphins
Reggae singer and a major international recording artist Alpha Blondy, in a concert tour in Tahiti, visited the Sea Turtle Clinic and the Moorea Dolphin Center, an unforgettable encounter with marine animals!
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2009 – April 21 to 25, “Our planet under water” – Let’s save Tuvalu and all disappearing island nations
“Our planet under water” event organized by te mana o te moana and Alofa Tuvalu non-governmental organizations created awareness on climate change of more than a thousand Polynesian children.
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2009 – April 04, Turtles in the «School of the sea»
The IOSEA MoU “Sea Turtles – Our Ocean Ambassadors” DVD translated in French by te mana o te moana is broadcasted in the Biodiversity hall of the “E.C.O.L.E. de la Mer” (The school of the sea) located in la Rochelle Aquarium.
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2009 – March 16 to 29, Beach nesting monitoring by volunteers from Planete Urgences
The first team of ecovolunteers from Planete Urgences non-governmental organization took part in the on-field beach nesting monitoring mission of te mana o te moana on Tetiaroa atoll. >> more...
2009 – March 4, A new underwater trail in Moorea
Te mana o te moana inaugurated its third underwater trail initiated by the sailing school of Moorea and Arue.
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2009 – March 4, Book exhibition in Moorea
Te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center displayed more than 140 books of their educational library for the “book rally” organized by the department for Primary Education of Moorea.
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2009 – March 4, Circle takes to the sea again
Kelonia, observatory of marine turtles on Reunion Island, released its second turtle with a satellite tracking device.
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2009 – March 2 to 6, 11th Pacific Science Intercongress
Te mana o te moana took part in the 11th Pacific Science Intercongress held in Tahiti.
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2009 – February 28, Trainings for primary school teachers
Te mana o te moana delivered trainings on environmental education to students of Ecole Normale of French Polynesia and for primary school teachers.
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2009 – February 17 to 19, 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation
Te mana o te moana presented its activities on sea turtle conservation at the 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation held in Australia.
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2009 – February 14 to 15, Pacific islands meet to save marine turtles
Te mana o te moana attended the Pacific islands region marine turtle meeting organized by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Australia.
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2008 – February 7, One year of Marine Turtle Observation Network
Created a year ago by te mana o te moana, the Marine turtle observation network of French Polynesia collected more than 180 observations.
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2008 – February 5, Te mana o te moana becomes a member of IUCN
Te mana o te moana association becomes the first organization in French Polynesia to join IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
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2008 – February 4, Te mana o te moana on Tahiti.tv
Te mana o te moana presents programs “Species” on the channel “Nature” of Tahiti.tv, the first free webtv devoted to French Polynesia.
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2008 – February 02, World Wetlands Day in Moorea
Te mana o te moana took part in the celebration of the World Wetlands Day organized by the municipality of Moorea-Maiao.
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2008 – January 28, A practical guide on pink whiprays
Whishing to share with local actors the results of scientific study of Cécile Gaspar on pink whiprays Himantura fai, te mana o te moana published a practical guide on these animals.
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2008 – January 26, Training for teachers of Moorea
State primary education department asked educators of te mana o te moana and of the Moorea Dolphin Center to present to teachers of primary schools of Moorea the educational supports created by the association.
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2008 – January 15, Patrons for Costa
TUBA association ("Turtle Bubble Association") took the initiative to become a patron of Costa, a sea turtle sheltered in the Sea Turtles’ Clinic.
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2008 – January 10, Vini committed to sea turtle protection
Vini, the mobile operator in French Polynesia, commits to raising awareness on sea turtles’ protection.
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2009 -January 1st, Happy New Year!
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2008 – December 15, Prize-giving ceremony for the winners of “Ideas for waste reuse” contest
Te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center offered prizes for the winners of the contest “Ideas for waste reuse” launched by the Ministry in charge of Environment.
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2008 – December 11, Two conferences in the InterContinental Tahiti Resort
Te mana o te moana gave two conferences to the hotel staff presenting the pink whiprays study and summing up the hotel’s progress in its commitment to the Green Globe program.
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2008 – December 10, Galapagos tortoises celebrate 80 years in Tahiti
The management and the employees of the Botanic garden, te mana o te moana and three classes from Matairea primary school celebrated the 80 years of stay in French Polynesia of the two Galapagos tortoises.
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2008 – December 01 to 03, An educational mission on Maiao island
Two educators from te mana o te moana and a volunteer of the association completed a mission on raising awareness on environmental protection in the Maiao island (Society Islands).
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2008 – November 30, Female bottlenose dolphins using sponges as tools
Female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) living in 30- to 50-foot-deep channels of Australia's western coast bury their noses in sponges and use them as a tool to root through the sandy ocean floor for bottom-dwelling prey. It is the only known instance of dolphins or whales using tools.
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2008 – November 27, Information booth for “Prevention day”
Te mana o te moana displayed an information booth on environmental protection for the prevention day organized by the Faa’a (Tahiti) municipality.
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2008 – November 17 to 21, Science Festival travels to islands
As every year, te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center joined forces with research centers and partner associations for the Science Festival for the mission in the Tuamotu archipelago (Rangiroa and Fakarava atolls).
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2008 – November 15, Information booth for the Day of the Cetaceans
Te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center took part in the Day of the Cetaceans organized by the association Te Arai’Otia Nui (“The watchman of big cetaceans”) in the Botanic Garden in Papeari (Tahiti).
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2008 – November 15, Te mana o te moana takes care of land turtles
Brenda Chin Foo, manager of the Gauguin museum and of the Botanic Garden in Papeari (Tahiti), asked te mana o te moana to examine the two famous hundred-year-old tortoises coming from the Galápagos islands.
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2008 – November 10, Tahiti Legends supports the educational programmes of te mana o te moana
Tahiti Legends, US tour operator specialized in travel packages to French Polynesia and involved in various environmental and social projects, will offer its support to the children’s educational programs offered by te mana o te moana.
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2008 – November 05, Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status for 4 InterContinental hotels
The 4 hotels of the InterContinental hotel group in French Polynesia have achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status under the globally recognized Benchmarking programme.
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2008 – November 3, Success of the Maupiti underwater trail
The Maupiti underwater trail created by te mana o te moana is open for visit since August and is a great success.
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2008 – November 2, A Turtle gets a double prize at the World Festival of Underwater Pictures
The picture of the turtle Hina taken at the Sea Turtles’ Clinic by a young talented photographer Thomas Vignaud gets a double prize at the prestigious competition of underwater pictures.
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2008 – October 29, Launch of the sea turtles’ nests monitoring campaign 2008/2009
The new sea turtles’ nests monitoring campaign on Tetiaroa atoll started at the end of October. This year, the volunteers from Planete Urgence association will reinforce te mana o te moana’s volunteer team.
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2008 – October 25 to November 2, Film Festival of Oceanography Adventure
The 8th edition of the Film Festival of Oceanography Adventure at Océanopolis (Brest, France) focuses on the Pacific region and specifically on French Polynesia.
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2008 – October 24, President of te mana o te moana defends her PhD dissertation on pink whiprays
Cécile Gaspar, the president of te mana o te moana association, defended her PhD dissertation on pink whiprays Himantura fai in the University of French Polynesia.
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2008 – October 10, Jean-Michel Cousteau becomes Patron of te mana o te moana
To show his support to te mana o te moana, Jean-Michel Cousteau accepted to become the association’s Patron.
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2008 – October 8, Turtle bubble association visits the Sea Turtles’ Clinic
Two members of the TUBA («Turtle Bubble Association») travelling in French Polynesia visited the Sea Turtles’ Clinic in Moorea and shared their experience in turtle protection with te mana o te moana.
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2008 – October 1 to 5, Information booth for the October Fair
The Department of Environment asked te mana o te moana to display an information booth to raise public awareness on environmental protection during the October Fair held in Tahiti.
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2008 – September 27, Miss Heiva, coral reef ambassador
Selected on the 26th of April during Miss Tahiti contest and crowned Miss Heiva 2008, Vahinetua Flaccadori became the ambassador of te mana o te moana. She will promote coral reef protection during the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant.
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2008 – September 23, Te mana o te moana celebrates its 4th anniversary
Te mana o te moana non-profit association was founded on September 23rd, 2004. Through its research, conservation, communication and educational activities, since 4 years te mana o te moana has been striving to protect the marine environment and to educate the public in French Polynesia and in the world.
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2008 – September 21, “Misters” join forces for the International Clean up Day
The twelve contestants for «Mister Tahiti 2008» and Mister France committed to environmental protection took part in the cleanup day organized by te mana o te moana.
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2008 – September 15, Carpooling Polynesian website
The carpooling Polynesian website put in touch drivers and passengers for the shared use of a car. In reducing the number of cars on the road, carpooling decreases pollution and the need for parking space, and in a global perspective, reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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2008 – September 01, Winners of the «Green Globe» contest
Further to the raising awareness campaign on sustainable development led by te mana o te moana in the InterContinental hotels, the employees took part in a contest and won prizes offered by the association.
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2008 – August 20 to 23, The 5th Meeting of the IOSEA Signatory States
The 5th Meeting of the Indian Ocean – South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (IOSEA) Signatory States focused on coastal development issues and fisheries interaction with marine turtles.
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2008 – August 11, Review of the sea turtles’ nests monitoring campaign 2007/2008
During the egg-laying season 2007/2008, te mana o te moana carried out a regular monitoring of sea turtles’ nests on Tetiaroa atoll.
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2008 – August 8, Report on educational programs in 2007/2008
Te mana o te moana and Educational department of the Moorea Dolphin Center draw up a review of their educational activities during the school year 2007/2008. In total, 10 704 children took part in educational programs this year, this figure breaks all the records! Since 2005, educators raised awareness among 16 511 children.
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2008 – August 7, Educational visits to the Mamao hospital in 2007/2008
During the school year 2007/2008, 10 visits to the hospital of the educators of te mana o te moana and of the Moorea Dolphin Center created awareness among 72 hospitalized children. This very successful experience will be repeated next year with many exciting topics...
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2008 – July 29, Raising awareness on waste recycling among InterContinental hotel employees
Te mana o te moana in partnership with the Polynesian Environment Society (SEP) organized six trainings on waste sorting and recycling for the staff of the InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa.
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2008 – July 10 to 11, Visit to “Kélonia”, the observatory of marine turtles
The Polynesian delegation with the president of te mana o te moana visited the observatory of marine turtles “Kélonia” on Reunion Island. This center is a model of information and innovation in communication on marine turtles.
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2008 – July 7 to 11, Conference “The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”
Cécile Gaspar, president of te mana o te moana, took part in the conference “The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”, which was hosted on Reunion Island from 07 to 11 July 2008.
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2008 – June 27, Information booth for “Tahiti Moorea sailing rendez-vous 2008”
Te mana o te moana displayed an information booth on marine environment protection for sailors’ festival «Tahiti Moorea sailing rendez-vous 2008».
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2008 – June 23 to August 8, Saga Painapo
Educators of te mana o te moana offer various activities for children to discover the sea world and to raise awareness on its protection for this 16th edition of the Saga held in Moorea.
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2008 – June 22, French language version of the IOSEA “Sea Turtles – Our Ocean Ambassadors” DVD
Te mana o te moana translated and sponsored production of the French version of the DVD “Sea Turtles – Our Ocean Ambassadors” produced by IOSEA to raise public awareness on sea turtles’ protection.
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2008 – June 14, Training for future underwater guides
For the second time, te mana o te moana was asked to give trainings to future scuba diving guides in French Polynesia.
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2008 – June 9, Educational project “Sea turtles, children and local colors”
The educational project “Sea turtles, children and local colors” launched in Moorea two months ago culminated successfully on the World Ocean Day.
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2008 – June 9, Prize giving ceremony for the winners of the school contest on coral reefs
The winners of the school contest on coral reefs organized by te mana o te moana were awarded prizes on the World Ocean Day.
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2008 – June 5 to 8, Environment Days and World Ocean Day
Once again, te mana o te moana in partnership with the Moorea Dolphin Center took part in “Environment Days” organized by the Ministry of Environment, and celebrated the World Ocean Day.
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2008 – June 3, Seminar for primary school educators
Educational department of the Moorea Dolphin Center and te mana o te moana were asked to take part in the seminars organized by the State Primary Education Department during the school year.
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2008 – May 23 to 27, Nature Festival
Nature Festival is organized each year by the French Committee of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) everywhere in France. Te mana o te moana celebrated this event by various raising awareness initiatives.
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2008 – May 19, Students from New Caledonia discover the underwater trail
High school students from New Caledonia specialized in environment visited the Moorea underwater trail.
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2008 – May 15, Spring Newsletter of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
The Moorea Dolphin Center and te mana o te moana presented their educational activities in the spring newsletter of the E.A.A.M. (European Association for Aquatic Mammals).
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2008 – May 13, The 2nd visit of Moorea sailing school’s students to the Turtles’ Clinic
For the 2nd time this year Moorea sailing school’s students come to the Turtles’ Clinic. The educators of te mana o te moana teach them to know better and to respect the marine life.
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2008 – April 30, Final report on “Sustainable reefs” project in French Polynesia
In 2007-2008, te mana o te moana conducted a large project to broaden coral reefs’ understanding of Polynesian schoolchildren. This educational project raised awareness of 4205 students and 173 educators in French Polynesia.
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2008 – April 22, A turtle released on the Earth Day
On the Earth Day, the 22nd of April, a green turtle Ahi left the Turtles’ Clinic. Schoolchildren from Toata school said goodbye to Ahi released back in the ocean.
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2008 – April 11, Ocean Information Pack is on line
Ocean Information Pack, an interactive website for professionals providing awareness raising, presents the most relevant resources and best practices implemented by the World Ocean Network partners and members.
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2008 – April 7 to 11, The 4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands
The 4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands brought together 430 ocean and coastal leaders from 71 countries. The conference focused especially on advancing ecosystem management and integrated coastal and ocean management in the context of climate change.
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2008 – April 7th, Conference on organic farming for agriculture high school students
For the Sustainable Development Week, te mana o te moana in cooperation with Bio Fenua non-profit foundation organized a conference on Sustainable development and Organic agriculture for the students of the agriculture high school in Moorea.
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2008 – April 2, Sustainable development awareness campaign in InterContinental hotels
For the Sustainable Development Week held from the 1st to the 7th of April, te mana o te moana starts awareness campaign on sustainable consumption for the staff of InterContinental hotels.
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2008 – March 29, Four conferences for responsible sailing
Te mana o te moana presented four conferences on responsible sailing at the sailing exhibition in French Polynesia called Nautica Porinetia.
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2008 – March 17, French singer Christophe Willem visits the Turtles’ Clinic
After his concert in Tahiti on March 15th, the French singer Christophe Willem came to Moorea on the 17th to visit the Turtles’Clinic and swim with the dolphins at the Moorea Dolphin Center.
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2008 – March 11th, Océansemble Program: second action in Moorea
On Tuesday 11th March, te mana o te moana’s educator met once again the children of Papetoai’s primary school for the Océansemble Program. On this day’s agenda: visit of the Turtles’Clinic.
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2008 – March 11, Two trainings related to the International Year of the Reef
High school students visited Moorea’s Underwater Trail for an unusual practical course on coral reefs.
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2008 – March 4th, The Princess of Thailand visits Moorea
During her stay in French Polynesia, the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhron of Thailand visited Moorea, and was made aware of te mana o te moana’s actions for ocean conservation.
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2008 – March 3, Training conference on coral reefs for future teachers
Students from Ecole Normale Superieure (future primary school teachers) have assisted to a conference on coral reefs given by a marine biologist from te mana o te moana. This presentation followed their field trip on Moorea’s underwater trail in January.
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2008 – February 26, A class of young reporters visit the Turtles’ Clinic
The class of 6e from Paopao’s high school has visited the Turtles’ Clinic in order to prepare their article for the Young Ocean Reporters project.
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2008 – February 22, “Book Exhibition” for Moorea’s teachers
More than a hundred teachers of all primary schools of Moorea visited the “Book Exhibition” organized for them in Moorea. The event was very appreciated by all exhibitors and visitors.
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2008 – February 13 to 17, Reconnaissance duty for an underwater trail in Maupiti
A biologist from te mana o te moana did a reconnaissance duty in Maupiti for the creation of an underwater trail. This activity will be managed by Maupiti’s Diving Club.
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2008 – February the 1st, Océansemble Program: first action in Moorea
The first action with the two classes involved in the Océansemble Program was held on the 1st of February at Papetoai’s school.
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2008 – January 10, Playtime for kids at Mamao hospital
Like every month, an educator from te mana o te moana spent a couple of hours with the kids treated at Mamao Hospital to talk about environment and “evade” temporarily from hospital.
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2008 – January 2, Underwater Trail in Maupiti island
During its Christmas Holiday Camp in Maupiti, the Adventist Youth Movement of French Polynesia proposed an underwater trail activity with the help of te mana o te moana.
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2008 - January, school CONTEST on coral reefs protection
In continuity with the educational kit "Sustainable Reefs", te mana o te moana is pleased to invite all schools to participate to a contest on coral reefs protection.
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2007 - Activities in 2007 - UPDATE
te mana o te moana is pleased to present its main actions carried out in 2007 as part of its mission of protection of the marine environment in French Polynesia.
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2007 - Turtles’ clinic : the results in 2007
The turtles’ clinic in Moorea continues its conservation and awareness raising actions. See how you can contribute.
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2007 – December 20, Special waste containers delivered to the InterContinental
Special containers for dangerous waste have been delivered to the InterContinental Moorea Resort and Spa on Thursday the 20th of December.
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2007 – December, Conferences on sustainable development for InterContinental Resorts’ staff
As part of the Green Globe Program for sustainable tourism, te mana o te moana’s members delivered conferences to the staff of InterContinental Resorts in Moorea, Tahiti and Bora Bora.
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2007 – December 14, Open Day Event for the Year Of Dolphin
The Moorea Dolphin Center organized an Open Day event to celebrate the Year Of Dolphin and raise public awareness.
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2007 – December 13, second meeting with the children treated at Tahiti’s hospital
On Thursday the 13th of December, an educator from te mana o te moana visited the children treated in the Pediatrics Service of Hospital Mamao (Tahiti).
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2007 – December 5, First Honu Recre educational program on marine turtles
The very first Honu Recre educational program on marine turtles proposed by te mana o te moana has been delivered to a class of CP (6-7 years old) from Papetoai’s school.
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2007 – December, a pluviometer set up nearby te mana o te moana’s office
At the end of November, two members of the Meteo France agency of French Polynesia have set up a pluviometer nearby te mana o te moana’s office.
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2007 - 27 and 28 november, Participation of French Polynesia to the Blue Planet Forum
The Blue Planet Forum, Acting together for the future of EU Maritime Policy, was held in Brussels, on 27-28 November 2007. Amongst the participants was a delegation from French Polynesia.
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2007 – November 20-22, Presence at the first national Symposium on Marine Protected Areas
Te mana o te moana was amongst the participants to the first national Symposium on Marine Protected Areas held at Boulogne-sur-mer (France) on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of November 2007.
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2007 - October 22-27, Trip to the Tuamotu islands aboard the military ship La Railleuse
The Science Festival travelled to Makemo and Rangiroa (in the Tuamotu archipelago) from October 22nd to 27th.
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2007 - October 24, Special TV program «C’est pas sorcier» about sharks
The TV program «C’est pas sorcier» came to Moorea to film a special program on sharks, also talking about rays…
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2007 – October 9th to 11th, Science Festival
Once again, te mana o te moana, the Moorea Dolphin enter and the CRIOBE take active part in the Science Festival annual event.
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2007 – October 3, Te mana o te moana at the UNESCO Youth Forum
Young members of the UPJ (Polynesian Union for Youth) and the CJP (Polynesian Youth Council) will represent te mana o te moana at the UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, 12th and 13th of October.
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2007 – September 15, Clean-up Day
17 volunteers - including 7 enthusiastic kids - from te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center met in Haapiti for the annual Clean-up Day.
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2007 – September 10 to 13, special course on “marine life” for diving instructors
Te mana o te moana delivered a special course on “marine life” during a training organized for diving instructors preparing their BEES1 exam.
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2007 - September 12, Corals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
For the first time in history, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes ocean corals in its annual report of wildlife going extinct.
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2007 – September 5, A workshop on coral reefs for teachers from Tahiti and Moorea
During the official launch of the “Sustainable Reefs” program in French Polynesia, two workshops on coral reefs have been organized by te mana o te moana and Ocean Futures Society for teachers of Tahiti and Moorea’s schools.
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2007 – September 4, Press Conference for the official launch of the “Sustainable Reefs” program in French Polynesia
A Press Conference was organized for the official launch of the “Sustainable Reefs” program in French Polynesia. Jean-Michel Cousteau and members of his Ocean Futures Society team were present on this special occasion.
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2007 – August 23, visit of an educator in the pediatrics service of Mamao Hospital
At the Mamao Hospital - Tahiti, an educator from te mana o te moana has visited the children treated in the Pediatrics service. Some parents and nurses also attended the presentation on dolphins and marine environment!
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2007 – August 6, New educational tool : a 3D model dolphin !
Te mana o te moana has bought an amazing model of a dolphin’s anatomy, for having fun learning! I twill be useful during educational programs for children.
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2007 – August, Video on «Tetiaroa’s giant cleanup» now available
The video of «Tetiaroa’s giant cleanup», aiming at raising awareness on ocean pollution, is now ready to be duplicated and distributed to Polynesian schools.
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2007 – August, Coloring book on sea turtles available in Tahitian
The coloring book on sea turtles created by the NOAA has now been translated to Tahitian.
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2007 – July 20, Leon, the funny fish talking in the lagoon
Thanks to Arii Heiva Rau non-profit foundation’s involvment, children have recorded in studio the off-voice for the kid’s version of the underwater trail. Children can now visit the « talking lagoon » accompanied by Leon, the funny fish talking in the lagoon.
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2007 – July 19, children from the Marquesas Islands visit the turtles clinic
A group of children from the Marquesas Islands spending a three weeks holiday in Mahina, Tahiti, have come to Moorea to meet dolphins and turtles.
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2007 – July, a nice present from Tahitian singer Nile
Nile Avaeoru, with the agreement of her production label Macsmusicparadise, has given te mana o te moana authorization to use her music for any of its multimedia educational tools.
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2007 – June 30, Samsung recording images at the turtles’ clinic
A team from Samsung society has come to Moorea for filming. They recorded videos of the dolphins at the Moorea Dolphin Center and of turtles at the Clinic.
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2007 – June 17 to July 16, the « Saga Penu » children discover the beauties of the lagoon in Maupiti
This year, an educator from te mana o te moana settled in Maupiti for one month to join the Saga Penu and help the children discover the wonders of the lagoon through three activities: underwater trail, “flight” over the reef and information booth.
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2007 – June 12, A training conference on marine environment for future teachers
On June the 12th, te mana o te moana organized a training conference on marine environment for a group of students from Ecole Normale (preparing to become teachers next year). The non-profit foundation also presented its actions and programs.
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2007 - June 11, the school of Gambiers islands welcome "Sustainable Reefs" toolkit
On Monday the 11th of June, the educational toolkit on coral reefs “Sustainable Reefs” was delivered to Rikitea’s Primary School.
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2007 – June 8, A new activity: the Talking Lagoon
On World Ocean Day 2007, official launch of the Talking Lagoon: a new way to discover Moorea’s marine environment.
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2007 - June 8, World Ocean Day
Te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center organized an “Open doors day” in the hotel Moorea InterContinental on World Ocean Day 2007. An opportunity for children, residents and tourists to learn about world ocean and its conservation needs.
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2007 - June 6, two public conferences for the Heipuni Days
Te mana o te moana proposed two public conferences within the Heipuni Days (Environment Days in French Polynesia).
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2007 – June 6, schoolwork on sea turtles for Papetoai schoolchildren (Heipuni Days)
After having visited the sea turtles clinic, a class of Papetoai’s school (Moorea) have written a Charter for the protection of sea turtles.
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2007 – June 2, Radio game on marine turtles
Today, people listening RTL Belgium radio have learnt about Moorea’s sea turtles clinic. And the winners of the special quiz on marine turtles were even offered a trip to French Polynesia!
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2007 - April 27, Second chance for Tahaa
Severely wounded when she arrived at the Clinic, Tahaa has been released on Friday the 27th… and very healthy!
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2007 – April 17-18-19, giant beach cleanup in Tetiaroa for Earth Day Celebration
A team of volunteers settled on Tetiaroa atoll for three days (April, 17 to 19) to clean up the atoll’s beaches from the debris washed there by the ocean. The mission was organised by te mana o te moana as a way to celebrate Earth Day.
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2007 - April 15, three turtles freed from a fish cage
Four turtles were found on April, 11, in a fish cage in Moorea. Three of them have been released.
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2007 – March 22, World Water Day
World Water Day, aiming at a better public awareness of the necessary preservation of this vital natural resource, was celebrated in French Polynesia on the 22nd of March, like in many other countries.
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2007 - March, A Declaration of Reef Rights
In honor of the International Year of the Reef in 2008, Reef Check is requesting you to sign a Declaration of Reef Rights shown on Reef Check website.
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2007 - March 4, CBS Early Show’s
On Sunday, March 4th, the reporter of the Early Show and the lucky winner of the All Access Tahiti VIP Tour were in Moorea for a weekend of filming.
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2007 - February 20, Mister France visits the Turtles Clinic
Travelling to French Polynesia for an official trip, Mister France found the time to visit the turtles clinic in Moorea.
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2007 - February 16, A marathon team from France visits the turtles’ clinic
During their stay in Moorea, a group of persons coming from Crest, Drôme (France), have visited the turtles’ clinic.
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2007 - February 13 to 16, Turtles’ nests monitoring on Tetiaroa
Two members of te mana o te moana stayed four days on Tetiaroa atoll looking for turtles’ tracks on the beaches, as part of the turtles’ nests monitoring survey implemented on the island.
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2007 - February 14, A training on sea turtles for primary schools' teachers
A dozen teachers from primary schools of Moorea have attended a training seminar on sea turtles, organized by te mana o te moana.
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2007 - February 13, Three turtles released, escorted by an apnea champion
Three turtles have been released in presence of Yoram Zekri, an apnea champion, and two classes from Teavaro elementary school (Moorea).
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2007 - January 29 & 30, Science Festival in Rangiroa
The second edition of the Science Festival was held in Rangiroa on January, 29 and 30. Te mana o te moana presented the turtles’ clinic and raised conservation awareness about this endangered species.
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2007 - January 2, flight over Tetiaroa
Two biologists from te mana o te moana took part in an helicopter flight over Tetiaroa on January the 2nd. This aerial survey is part of the turtles nests monitoring program carried out by te mana o te moana.
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2007 - January 1st, Happy New Year!
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2006 - Turtles’ clinic : the results in 2006
2006, Year of Sea Turtles in the Pacific, is over, but long term conservation programs and actions, such as the turtles clinic in Moorea, must continue. You can help too.
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2006 - Activities in 2006 - UPDATE
te mana o te moana is pleased to present its main activities carried out in 2006 as part of its mission of protection of the marine environment in French Polynesia...
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2006 - December 8, Conference on sharks
Te mana o te moana organized a public conference on sharks and their protection in French Polynesia on Friday 8th December, 5.30 pm, at the hotel InterContinental Moorea Resort&Spa.
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2006 - December 2 to 7, “Tropical Island Ecosystems and Sustainable Development”
A group of Japanese scientists attended a symposium on “Tropical Island Ecosystems and Sustainable Development” at the Richard B.Gump research station, Moorea, from the 2nd to the 7th of December.
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2006 - November, a coloring book on sea turtles
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) in Hawaii published a coloring book on sea turtles with lots of interesting information to learn about sea turtles. Te mana o te moana translated it into French : download it here !
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2006 - November 20-21, first satellite tagging of turtles in French Polynesia
Members of the SPREP (South Pacific Regional Environment Programme), together with representatives of the Ministry of Sustainable Development of French Polynesia, have equipped 5 turtles with satellite tags.
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2006 - November 7-8-9, Science Festival in Moorea
te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center attended the Science Festival which took place in Paopao, Moorea, on the 7th, 8th and 9th of November. Various educational tools were used to raise awareness on the conservation of marine turtles in French Polynesia.
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2006 - September 23, World « Beach Clean up day »
As part of the beach and lagoon clean up day, te mana o te moana foundation with the help of volunteers have cleaned along the quayside and the surrounding village of Papetoai.
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2006 - August 31, Papetoai's primary school visits the care center
A class coming from Papetoai's primary school visited the Moorea sea turtles clinic.
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2006 - August 30, four turtles released
Beautiful Mareva Georges (Miss Tahiti and Miss France), accompanied by the minister of sustainable development of French Polynesia Georges Handerson, took part in the release of 4 turtles treated in the Moorea turtles clinic.
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2006 - July 24, a visit from Aquasplash holiday center
The children from the holiday center Aquasplash came to visit the turtles clinic of Moorea.
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2006 - June 8, World Ocean Day
The annual World Ocean Day has been celebrated on the 8th of June in several countries. In Moorea, French Polynesia, te mana o te moana organized various actions for this special event, and invited many children to take part to it.
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2006 - June 6, conference within the Heipuni Days
On the 6th of June, as part of the Heipuni Days programme, the City Hall of Papeete hosted a conference including several presentations on marine related topics. Amongst these, two representants of te mana o te moana presented the marine turtles clinic (Moorea) and cetaceans in French Polynesia.
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2006 - May 31, jury of the 2006 school contest “We protect our lagoon” in Moorea
Every year, the City hall of Moorea organizes a contest on environmental issues. In 2006, the topic was the PGEM (Plan de Gestion de l’Espace Maritime / Management plan for marine ressources). A representent of te mana o te moana was amongst the 15 members of the jury which met on May the 31st in order to chose the winners.
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2006 - May 23, participation to the Heipuni Tour
The Heipuni Tour first edition began in Tahiti on May 22th. A bus – specifically designed for the occasion – will travel to middle schools all around French Polynesia. Two educators from te mana o te moana have been associated to this tour as it stopped at the Haapiti middle school in Moorea on May 23th.
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2006 - May, te mana o te moana joins RITMO Network
RITMO, (Réseau d’Information des Tortues Marines d’Outre-Mer / Information network for marine turtles overseas) wishes to connect all associations and groups interested in marine turtles conservation in order to facilitate the exchange. In May, te mana o te moana became a member of this network.
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2006 - April 20, 5 sea turtles released back in the ocean
5 turtles were ready to be released after a rehabilitation phase at the Moorea sea turtles clinic. A group of 25 young children form Papetoai center Arii Heiva Rau came on board with the famous French singer Yannick Noah and the turtles were released in front of the InterContinental pass.
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2006 - March 23 and 24, Reef check training seminar
3 members of te mana o te moana and 3 staff members of the Moorea Dolphin Center took part in a Reef Check training seminar.
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2006 - March, EAAM (European Association for Aquatic Mammals)
Dr Cécile Gaspar, veterinarian, participated to the EAAM (European Association for Aquatic Mammals) conference from March 16th to 20th in Riccione, Italy. She exposed a poster presenting the various activity areas developed by te mana o te moana with the Moorea Dolphin Center support.
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2006 - February 28, Underwater trail news
Marie Laure Licari is in charge of the Marine Protected Area in Banyuls, France, which hosts an underwater trail. She is involved with an exchange educational project with the two underwater trails (Banuyls and Moorea).
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2006 - March, SPREP claims 2006, the year of the turtles, but they are still chased
2006 has been declared the Pacific Year of the Sea Turtle, and SPREP (South Pacific Regional Environment Programme), with its key partners, is setting the scene for a yearlong campaign that will increase conservation of these ancient Pacific voyagers.
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2006 - Janurary, the Science festival moves to other islands
For the first time ever, the Science Festival had set up public days in other islands: January 17th in Rangiroa, January 23rd and 24th in Raiatea. A very successful initiative.
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2005 - December 6 to 10, Science Festival
Te mana o te moana, Moorea Dolphin Center and CRIOBE shared a booth, animated by 3 educators, at the Science Festival (December 6th to 10th, 2005).
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2005 - November, Documentary video with Ushuaia TV
Te mana o te moana participated in a documentary footage for Ushuaia TV. On November 29th and December 1st, they covered two topics: one on the sea turtle clinic, the other one on a sting ray research component using acoustic tagging.
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2005 - November, IMATA (International Marine Animal Trainer Association)
Two members of te mana o te moana participated to the 33rd IMATA Conference in Florida (5 th to 13 th November, 2005). They presented our work and had the opportunity to visit local sea turtle care centres.
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2005 - September 24, World Beach cleaning Day
The te mana o te moana association has been an active partner of the fourth Polynesian edition of the “Clean beaches and Fenua”.
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