Te Mana O Te Moana https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:18:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-1-LOGO-PRINCIPAL-TMOTM-full-quadri-1-1-32x32.png Te Mana O Te Moana https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/ 32 32 Jean Michel Cousteau releases Sammy, young… https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/jean-michel-cousteau-releases-sammy-young/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:38:08 +0000 http://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=8825 P1330409On October 1st, Jean Michel Cousteau, patron of Te mana o te moana released “Sammy”, a juvenile hawksbill turtle. This young turtle was found on Moorea (district of Maatea), by 6 teenagers from the Moorea’s College during their surf session, and which already participated to one of our educational program oriented on sea turtles. This young turtles of 40 cm and 5 kilos was wounded at the neck despite that the fact that the consumption of the hawksbills’ meat is toxic.  After 5 months of cares at the Sea Turtle Clinic, she ‘s now ready to go back to the ocean, accompanied by Jean Michel Cousteau – ocean ambassador and President of Ocean Futures Society, Dr Cécile Gaspar – President and veterinarian of the foundation, Toni the captain of the Gauguin cruise, Lara – P1330464one of our kind volunteer, Soai – our new veterinarian intern for 6 months and a team of the France 2 tv. Sammy is the 131 th turtle released in 9 years of existence of the Sea Turtle Clinic. A big thank you to Utia, Tehira, Temauri, Honoriki, Tekurio and Rainui for their involvment in the preservation of their natural marine heritage.

]]> Jean-Michel Cousteau released a rehabilitated green sea turtle with te mana o te moana, Moorea https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/7850/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:10:19 +0000 http://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=7850 Jean-Michel COUSTEAU, is the Ambassador of  te mana o te moana since 2008 and he just participated to the release of a young rehabilitated green sea turtle he called “here” love in Tahitian… He also supports the two Observatories started by the foundation on Polynesian sea turtles and marine mammals…

see youtube video

]]>