News – Page 67

Stéphanie joins our team as a Project officer

06/11/2019 by helene

Stéphanie Wong has joined our team since the beginning of the week as a Project officer. With studies in ecology and marine biology, Stéphanie, a native of Tahiti, is passionate about everything that relates to the oceans. She will help the association on its differents projects and especially on the collaborative science network Hei Moana.Welcome […]

The Science Festival travels to the islands

04/11/2019 by helene

Last week, Magali Lagant, educator of Te mana o te moana and Charlotte Esposito, founder and director of Oceania association travelled to Tubuai in the Australs archipelago to deliver educational workshops in the local schools. More than 500 students from primary and high schools were educated on the Observatories created by the 2 associations. Marine […]

A hawksbill turtle is found dead from a speargun arrow injury

29/10/2019 by helene

Last week, we were called by residents of Cook’s Bay in Moorea following the discovery of a hawksbill turtle found floating in the lagoon. When we arrived, this adult turtle of 62.5cm for 23.5kg was unfortunately dead due to head injuries created by a a speargun arrow impact. Hawksbill turtles whose nesting sites are unknown […]

The candidates of Mister Tahiti visit the Sea turtle care center to promote environment protection

26/10/2019 by helene

Thank you to the team and to the participants of Mister Tahiti for coming to the Sea turtle care center to discuss marine environment protection. Thanks to these discussions, we will be able to do more all together for the survival of the species that surround us. A TV report on this visit will air […]

The MANA HONU educational program is launched in local schools

22/10/2019 by helene

The MANA HONU Plastic Pollution Awareness Project continues with the organization of educational programs in local schools. Launched yesterday in Papetoai, this educational program presents the consequences of plastic pollution, alarming figures related to the degradation of waste and the right actions to adopt. Comic, 7 families game, paper hen are all educative tools developed […]