The association called “Friends of Hokule’a” in partnership with the municipality of Mataiea has organized the days on the theme of the World tour of Hokulea – Malama Honua and the Ocean protection on the 25 and 26th of April, 2015. Those two days were dedicated to the traditional navigation with traditional canoe, the “va’a” […]
A sign of hope for Green Turtles of French Polynesia….
On November 15th of 2014, a Green turtle nest was found on the island of Moorea… a thing that haven’t happened since 10 years ! … according to the inhabitants of the island… The last clutch of sea turtle on the island of Moorea happened in 2004, and only few failed attempts have been registered […]
Lauching of the Oceans with 2 winner classes of the Contest…
The World Ocean day was celebrated in the company of the 2 winner classes of the huge contest on the necessity to manage the Marine Areas Plan of Moorea and respect the emblematic marine species such as sea turtles and marine Mammals, and in the company of Mehiata Riria, communication officer of the Polynésienne des Eaux […]
Between land and sea…. aboard the Ferry…
In partnership with the Mouvement Eco citoyen, which organized the event, a team of te mana o te moana was welcomed onboard the shuttle from Tahiti to Moorea (doing back and forth) to raise awareness of the users to the emblematic species of French Polynesia, explaining the different rules applied for both Marine mammals and […]
Ariti’s news at 21 days of her post release….
Ariti, the Loggerhead turtle relasead on May 24th, equipped with satellite tags on, continues her journey… After being on the south of Maiao island, she’s now still continue her travel to the westward after 21 days of follow-up. The satellite tagging and the release are possible thanks to the NOAA Agency and in partnership with […]
