Te Mana O Te Moana https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:24:26 +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 Help us with sea turtle photo-identification https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/help-us-with-sea-turtle-photo-identification/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:23:09 +0000 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=24653 Sea turtle photo-identification is a method developed to identify individuals thanks to the unique ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

In partnership with the Direction de l’Environnement Polynรฉsie Franรงaise, we pursue our efforts with the ๐’๐’ƒ๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’•๐’๐’†๐’” relying on participative science

The goal of this project is to learn more about sea turtles of French Polynesia and to estimate the abundance of their populations using photographic identification.

This technique has many advantages:

  • Non-invasive
  • Long-term tracking
  • Low-cost
  • Local population involvement

๐‘ฏ๐’๐’˜ ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘?

Send to : photoid@temanaotemoana.org

  • Sea turtle profile pictures and a view from above
  • Location of the observation (GPS coordinates if possible)
  • Date of observation

When your photos are added in the database you will be informed if itโ€™s a new individual identified or one already observed

If both profiles are sent and the individual has never been identified, you can name it!

By sending us your pictures you will be part of our network, receiving a newsletter about new sea turtles identified on a regular basis!

๐‘ด๐’‚๐’–๐’“๐’–๐’–๐’“๐’– ๐’“๐’๐’‚!

]]> Do you have photos of sea turtles? We need your help. https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/do-you-have-photos-of-sea-turtles-we-need-your-help/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:44:26 +0000 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=18901
As part of the sea turtle photo-identification program, we need photos of the profile of sea turtles observed in Polynesian waters.

Indeed, the scales on each side of their head are, like human fingerprints, unique to each individual and do not vary with age. In order to study their distribution, their movements and obtain information on their lifestyles, we need your help.

If you have photos of sea turtles, send them to us at photoid.temana@gmail.com and indicate the date and place of the sighting.Mauruuru roa for your contribution!

Important: Sea turtles are wild species and protected by the French Polynesian Environment Code. Caution should be exercised during observations so as not to disturb them.

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