{"id":11118,"date":"2016-04-22T22:16:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/?p=11118"},"modified":"2016-04-22T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:28:14","slug":"lets-celebrate-the-year-of-the-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/lets-celebrate-the-year-of-the-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s celebrate the Year of the Whale &#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11119 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/YOTW-Fr-col.jpg\" alt=\"YOTW-Fr-col\" width=\"215\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/YOTW-Fr-col.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/YOTW-Fr-col-235x213.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/>The Pacific Island region is home to over half the world&#8217;s species of cetaceans, whales and dolphins, including some of the least known, and as such members of the Secretariat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprep.org\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP)<\/a> agreed to focus their activities in 2016 and 2017 on a targeted regional campaign on whales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u2018Protect Pacific Whales \u2013 Ocean Voyagers\u2019 Campaign provides an opportunity for SPREP and all its Members and partners to celebrate these magnificent creatures, raise awareness on whale conservation as well as ocean conservation. What happens in the ocean will inevitably impact whales.\u00a0 The campaign will also address the problems Whales face as ocean-dwellers as this will ultimately impact all people.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11120 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe.jpg\" alt=\"sprep-proe\" width=\"244\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe-455x213.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sprep-proe-1024x479.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme of work that is envisaged for the Protect Pacific Whales Campaign is an ambitious combination of scientific research, training and capacity-building, exchange of information, and cultural and artistic celebration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join us to celebrate whales and their place in Pacific cultures!\u00a0 Together we can work towards promoting their protection in the face of emerging threats and support measures to enhance their conservation.\u00a0 We can all aim to maximise the economic return available to Pacific island communities from the development and application of best-practice guidelines for whale-watching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information, visit our website (English and French versions available)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprep.org\/yearofthewhale\">https:\/\/www.sprep.org\/yearofthewhale<\/a>\u00a0and contact the Sprep at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pacificwhales@sprep.org\">pacificwhales@sprep.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ou foundation decided to relay this event if French Polynesia during the event days and projects conducted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Island region is home to over half the world&#8217;s species of cetaceans, whales and dolphins, including some of the least known, and as such members of the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) agreed to focus their activities in 2016 and 2017 on a targeted regional campaign on whales. 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