After the Society Islands, the association’s team visited the island of Rangiroa in order to continue its awareness-raising activities. It is 5 new eco-sentinels that were formed during the public day organised on Saturday 18 November at the premises of the town hall of Avatoru.
With the support of the municipalities, public training helps to raise awareness among adults about the protection of the marine environment and to train focal points which will then take over the transmission of information and the collection of data on the Polynesian Marine world.
With regard to schools, 10 classes and 213 pupils were sensitized. Interventions took place over 4 days thanks to the involvement and active participation of teachers and principals who supported the project. Our Marine Biologist, Alice, has conducted intervention sessions from one to two hours to inform and involve children and teachers in the conservation of Marine Turtles, Marine mammals and coral reefs and to a better knowledge of them through collection of informations.
The following week, the Rangiroa College celebrated the feast of science during which Te mana o te moana was present. Once again this year, our association has focused its message on the need to preserve the marine environment and the life it houses thanks to numerous games, booklets, posters, etc. The technique of photo identification of sea turtles was therefore honored once again … a way to identify sea turtles that fascinates children and adults.
More than 300 students have been sensitized during this day.