As part of their degree program in ecology (marine ecosystems modules, coordinated by Prof. Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni), students from the University of French Polynesia enrolled in a 3 years biology licence, benefited from a Reefcheck training program. Reef Check Polynésie, coordinated by our non-profit organization Te mana o te moana, aims at involving motivated volunteers in […]
New feeding method at the sea turtle rehabilitation center
Inspired by a feeding method from the Sea Turtle Hospital in Florida, the organisation has built new « drawning feeders » for our sea turtles in rehabilitation without having to be in contact with them. These feeders were made from plastic fence to be able to fix the food (fish, squid, salad…) and some weights to make […]
Tetiaroa : nesting season 2016/2017
Here are some photographs sent by our eco-volunteers and interns in live from our nesting monitoring program on Tetiaroa! On this atoll composed of 12 motu (“small islands” in Tahitian), nesting green sea turtles are regularly observed between November and April. Every year since 2007, our organization, with an agreement of the Ministry of the Environment, ensures […]
World Wetlands Day
On the 15th of September 2008, Moorea’s lagoon and one of its lake (called Temea’s lake) became classified as wetlands of world interest as part of the RAMSAR convention of the UNESCO. This distinction has rewarded conservation efforts undertaken by Moorea’s municipality with the setting up of marine protected areas (PGEM – Plan de Gestion […]
A call for sea turtle’s photographs to snorkellers and divers of French Polynesia !
For those who have not followed the launching of photo-identification of sea turtles by our organisation a few months ago, it is a method that uses scales from each side of a turtle’s head for identification, similarly to using fingerprints for humans. Therefore, a photograph of a sea turtle’s head, even from a distance, can […]
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