On April 19th, to also celebrate the Sea turtle Polynesian day in Tahiti, the day was dedicated to the discovery of sea turtles into the wild in celebration of the Polynesian Marine Turtle Day, at the initiative of the Fluid scuba-diving center from Punaauia, Tahiti. Our marine biologist started the event in presenting a small conference on the ecology and observation of marine turtles in Polynesia; then, a special scuba diving on the local site “the Source” was organized; 11 divers have observed 8 turtles (green and hawksbill ones), some of them resting in the cracks of the reef, others swimming. This day was also an opportunity to promote the collection of datas for the observatory of sea turtles in French Polynesia.
