This edition encountered a huge success towards the teenagers and the local public. After 10 days of events, more than 2 800 personns including school children, teenagers, adults…  participated to the Science days Festival.

Various activities were proposed to the local public on Tahiti – Mororea – Raiatea and Rangiroa.

The famous freediver, world champion (under 123 meters) Guillaume Nery and Julie Gautier France diver champion under 68 meters were invited for delivering many conferences oriented on his passion : the apnea …. at least more than 30 conferences (adults and schools) were organized!

Specific conferences were also provided by scientific research centers as the CRIOBE, the IRD, the AMP Agency… special show on water were also organized for the schools, specific debates on water were also provided to the locals.

A huge event permitting to reach more than 2 800 personns.

Te mana o te moana, as an active contributor to the protection of the marine environment by awareness raising, was invited to take part.

The team set up an information booth with interactive activities on ocean conservation and sustainable tourism.

The visitors being essentially passionate of sea or users of the lagoon (professionals and amateurs, practising fishing, sailing, surfing, diving or va’a), the event offered a good opportunity to present the Sea Turtles’ Observatory, and the Cetaceans Observatory, and to welcome any new “observer”.

Done for the touristic partners of the Moorea lagoon, this formation managed by the marine biologist, Matthieu Petit, has welcomed 28 participants. At the end of the day, each participant gains a diploma of participation and the practical guide on sustainable marine-based activities in French Polynesia.

Those days have been the opportunity for all actors partners (scuba diving centers, whale watching and ray feeding companies, etc…) to share all problems that could happen during their nautical activities. The start-up of a lagoon policy, or the better understanding of the residents or touristic people has been touched.

On the invitation of the GIE tahiti Tourism, Dr. Cecile Gaspar presented Te mana o te moanas’ actions in two specific areas: sea turtles and sting rays and the importance of the public awareness. In addition, the patron of our foundation, the astronaut Jean François Clervoy, was invited share his experiences in diving and zero gravity characteristics. It was the opportunity to remember that from ocean to space, we need to protect our blue planet.