Overview 2009 - Te Mana O Te Moana

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Overview
2009
News and Activities
December 14, 2009
Oceans Day at Copenhagen
The Oceans Day is organized by the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, the
Government of Indonesia and the European Environment Agency and 46 other entities from
around the world (UN agencies, national governments, NGOs, science groups).
Oceans Day will feature interventions by key world leaders, including: H.S.H. Prince Albert
II of Monaco, Indonesian Minister Dr. Fadel Muhammad, Grenada's UN Ambassador Dr.
Dessima Williams, US NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, UNEP’s Executive
Director Achim Steiner, Solomon Islands’ Minister Lilo, Seychelles’ UN Ambassador
Ronald Jumeau, Mexico’s Governor Ortega Bernes, World Bank’s Environment Director
Warren Evans, and other world leaders from all sectors and regions.
A new website, the Ocean Climate Forum (www.oceanclimate.org), will be released on
Oceans Day, December 14. This valuable resource for members of the world ocean
community introduces some of the issues linked to climate change in the ocean and ocean
acidification, and further gives options for responding to these impacts.
November 7, 2009
The Ocean Declaration of Pacific Countries and Territories
The Ocean Declaration of Pacific Countries and Territories was
adopted during the UNESCO World Heritage Workshop of
the Pacific held from the 1st to the 7th of November in Maupiti
(Society Islands) on the initiative of the Senator of French
Polynesia Richard Tuheiava. The workshop brought together
over 120 representatives of Pacific Countries and Territories
coming from Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia, Cook Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii,
Kiribati, Niue, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, President of te mana o te moana, was invited by the Senator to participate
in the workshop. She also presented activities of te mana o te moana on ocean preservation
and the English version of the Honu toolkit on sea turtles that will be distributed on a DVD
to all English-speaking countries of the Pacific. Astronaut of the European Space Agency and
patron of te mana o te moana, Jean-François Clervoy, sent a supporting letter emphasizing
cultural and heritage of the Ocean.
October 18, 2009
Silver Certified Green Globe status for InterContinental Moorea Resort &
Spa
InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa has been awarded by the prestigious international
sustainable tourism program Green Globe for its commitment to sustainable development.
Te mana o te moana – L’Esprit de l’océan
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The program recognizes the hotel’s efforts to promote environmental and social sustainability
carried out in collaboration with te mana o te moana.
In 2005, InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa in partnership with te
mana o te moana was the first hotel in french polynesia to get ionvolved in
the program and to develop an action plan for waste management, energy
and water saving, sustainable buying policy and creating awareness among
hotel employees and guests.
The hotel was then awarded by “Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze level”.
It has now reached the Green Globe Silver Certification.
The other three hotels of French Polynesia are Green Globe Benchmarked and are seeking
certification this year.
October 15, 2009
Educational activities of te mana o te moana flourish
In September, the Department for Primary Education of French Polynesia officially validated
the educational program Delphineau recre developed by te mana o te moana the Moorea
Dolphin Center in 2005 and offered to all Polynesian schools with the support of Tahiti
Legends.
Te mana o te moana is constantly working on developing new educational resources. With the
support of Brasserie de Tahiti, the educators of te mana o te moana create new educational
tools on marine environment for their free educational programs.
Te mana o te moana has also got involved in the community
project “Federation of Moorea” and delivers environmental
education programs in Moorea sailing school twice a month.
Children play and discover marine environment and its
protection in Moorea. Each kid gets an educational toolkit on
freshwater offered by Brasserie de Tahiti.
October 5 to 9, 2009
Freediving documentary on whales of Rurutu
Te mana o te moana took part in the shooting of a documentary
on whales of Rurutu featuring two international champions in
freediving, Frederic Buyle and William Winram.
The documentary highlights the outstanding freediving talent of
Frederic Buyle in underwater photography. A free diver is able
to capture unique moments thanks to his simple equipment and
ease of movement.
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For documentary in Rurutu, it is the Canadian athlete William Winram, one of the ten best
free divers in the world, who was shot by the camera of Frederic among whales. The clear
water in Rurutu allowed an outstanding quality of photos and video. Dr. Cécile Gaspar,
president of te mana o te moana, was invited to the shooting as a scientific expert. The
documentary will be broadcasted in English at the end of the next year on European channels.
October 01, 2009
Te mana o te moana awarded by the group “Veterinarians for sustainable
development”
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, veterinarian and president of te mana o te moana, has
been awarded for “field activities for biodiversity conservation”.
The group “Veterinarians for sustainable development” was created to
support and encourage field activities on biodiversity conservation and to
promote sustainable development. Dr. Cécile Gaspar, veterinarian, has
been working since many years on nature conservation. She created the
Sea Turtle Clinic in Moorea to take care of sick and wounded turtles.
Since its creation in 2004, the Clinic sheltered over 130 turtles, 55 of them
were successfully released in the wild.
September 26, 2009
Future diving guides aware of marine environment preservation
For the third year, te mana o te moana was invited by the Institute of Youth and Sports of
French Polynesia to deliver training courses on marine environment for future diving guides.
The Institute of Youth and Sports of French Polynesia organized a special training course for
diving guides from the 21st to the 26th of September. Te mana o te moana was asked to
deliver the course “Marine biodiversity in French Polynesia”. The marine biologist of the
NGO presented to six students the notions of marine biology: species conservation,
ecosystems, food chains…The course aimed at raising awareness on marine environment
protection and environmentally friendly diving practices.
September 24 to 25, 2009
Raising awareness on sustainable marine-based tourism
Te mana o te moana took part in the International Tourism Day organized by GIE Tahiti
Tourism in Papeete to raise awareness on sustainable tourism.
Te mana o te moana published a practical guide on sustainable marine-based activities in
French Polynesia. The guide presents environmentally friendly practices, explains the existing
legislation and gives contacts and links for more information on the topics. It was published
with the support of the Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific (CRISP).
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For the International Tourism Day organized by GIE Tahiti Tourism from the 24th to the
25th of September, te mana o te moana displayed an information booth on sustainable tourism
and distributed the guide to the visitors. The information booth was a great success. This
action revealed that tourist operators really need information on sustainable tourism. Te mana
o te moana continues working on this project and will soon organize new awareness raising
events.
September 18 to 24, 2009
“Wild missions” with te mana o te moana
Te mana o te moana organized a lot of activities to mark its 5th anniversary. Among these
activities, the NGO was featured in the documentary “Wild missions” by European
productions society together with a famous French singer - Nadiya. The production director,
José Fosse, wished to emphasize the importance of nature preservation through conservation
and educational activities of te mana o te moana.
During the week, Nadiya took part in organised activities:
sea turtle care in the Sea Turtle Clinic and release in the
wild, coral monitoring, educational programs with local
schools and beach clean-up day together with a hundred
kids from Maiao, an isolated island located 75 km southwest
of Moorea and one of the Windward Islands of French
Polynesia.
This action was coordinated by a local NGO POIHERE IA MAIAO working on nature
conservation. About 8m3 of waste were collected on 500 meters of the coastline. Educators
from te mana o te moana also delivered an educational program on sea turtles with “Honu
toolkit” to the children of Maiao.
September 11, 2009
Postage stamp with a turtle
Telecommunication and Postal Service of French Polynesia
published a new postage stamp with a picture of a turtle
taken by Pierre Lesage in the Sea Turtle Clinic managed by
te mana o te moana. The picture of the turtle was taken in the
rehabilitation lagoon of the Sea Turtle Clinic located in the
premises of InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa.
A real ocean ambassador, the turtle will now travel around the world creating awareness on
the outstanding beauty and fragility of the Polynesian marine environment.
This new stamp of 100 Pacific francs is on sale in all post offices of French Polynesia.
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September 8, 2009
Te mana o te moana in weightlessness
Astronaut devoted to his job and committed to the Blue planet protection, Jean-François
Clervoy, patron of te mana o te moana since 2009, takes its logo on a parabolic flight.
Since more than 10 years, Novespace - a subsidiary of the French space agency CNES organizes in-flight tests and research activities for customers worldwide mainly in parabolic
flights. Parabolic flights are performed onboard aircrafts following a flight pattern which
alternates ascents and descents with short level flight breaks.
Each of those manoeuvres, called parabolas, provide up to 22
seconds of reduced gravity or weightlessness. During those
reduced gravity phases, researchers flying onboard the aircraft
perform experiments and collect data with conditions impossible
to simulate on Earth.
To attract public attention to the importance of the marine
environment protection in French Polynesia and in the world,
Jean-François Clervoy takes the logo of te mana o te moana and a
Citizen of the Ocean Passport onboard the Airbus. From Ocean
to Space…let’s protect our Future!
September 2, 2009
Honu toolkit validated by the Department for Primary Schools
The Honu toolkit, free educational toolkit on marine turtles available since now on to all
Polynesian schools and distributed on a DVD to all French overseas countries and territories
and English-speaking countries of the Pacific, has been officially recognized and validated by
the Department for Primary Schools certifying that its contents matches with the official
school program of French Polynesia.
The toolkit has been developed in collaboration with the Department for Primary Schools of
Moorea-Maiao.
August 11, 2009
New school year for educational programs
This year, te mana o te moana offers its usual free educational programs on marine
environment protection developed for different school levels with the generous support from
its partners: Tahiti Legends for educational programs and Brasserie de Tahiti for creation of
new educational resources.
Moreover, for the third year the association renewed its partnership with the Mamao hospital
for free of charge educational visits to the pediatric service.
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The results of the 2008-2009 school year are exciting: more than 6,680 kids took part in
educational programs delivered by te mana o te moana. Since its creation in 2004, te mana o
te moana raised awareness on marine environment protection of more than 20 000 children.
July 30, 2009
Oceansemble, together for the world ocean project final report
Since two years, te mana o te moana has been involved in the « Together for the world ocean »
project developed by Acroporis association and aiming at raising school children awareness
on marine ecosystem protection. Creator of the program and in charge of its coordination,
Acroporis non-profit foundation is very involved in ocean-related issues and very active in
raising children awareness. Acroporis collaborates with scientists and specialists, and is an
associate member of the World Ocean Network. Local partners (NGOs or non-profit
foundations) act as intermediaries between Acroporis and the classes.
For this new school year 2008 – 2009, te mana o te moana kept on developing the program in
partnership with kids from Papetoai school (Moorea, French Polynesia) involved in the
project since last year.
Five project stages have been carried out during this school year 2008-2009 (different
geographic regions, marine biodiversity, impact of climate change on marine environment and
island nations, our planet observed from the space, what can we do?).
The project was completed on the World Oceans Day under the patronage of two astronauts,
patrons of te mana o te moana. Each kid got a Citizen of the ocean passport and signed a
commitment on marine environment protection.
July 15, 2009
Two turtles get back to the ocean
In July, te mana o te moana released two marine turtles treated in
Sea Turtle Clinic. The first one, Heinui, a hawksbill turtle of about
ten years old, was treated in the Clinic since October 2008. He was
found sick and had some skin infections. In a perfect health 10
months after, the turtle was released by a group of kids.
The other turtle, Calypso, a young green turtle, was brought to the
Clinic by a woman from Tahiti. He got back to the ocean
accompanied by a group of kids from the Easter Island who
participated in a free educational program on sea turtles delivered
by te mana o te moana.
These releases provided an opportunity for te mana o te moana to celebrate its partnership
with Mahana Tours company, organizing boat lagoon excursions. In four years, 132 turles
have been treated the Sea turtle clinic, 55 of them have been successfully released back in the
wild transported by the boats of Mahana Tours.
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July 01, 2009
Brasserie de Tahiti supports te mana o te moana
Te mana o te moana has received a support from Brasserie de Tahiti for creation of new
educational resources for its educational programs. Since now on, the educational resources
for educational programs delivered by te mana o te moana will be designed thanks to the
generous support of Brasserie de Tahiti.
June 24, 2009
Live your city
The municipality of Papeete organizes each last Wednesday of the month an event “Live your
city” for the young people. This third edition aimed at creating awareness on daily good
practices to our environment, at giving a possibility to young people to meet professionals and
at offering an entertaining moment.
Te mana o te moana took part in the event along with other NGOs and professionals working
on environmental issues. The presentations aroused a great interest among young people
willing to contribute to environmental protection. Many of them joined the te mana o te
moana’s volunteer team!
June 19, 2009
Solidarity week in the Bank of Polynesia
Te mana o te moana displayed an information booth for the Solidarity week organized by the
Bank of Polynesia.
The Bank of Polynesia, known for its commitment to sustainable development by a lot of
activities, organized a Solidarity week to motivate its employees and to show them the variety
of local charity and environmental NGOs.
An educator of te mana o te moana displayed an information booth along with other NGOs
participating in the event. The personnel could bring their contribution to good causes and to
meet with NGOs’ representatives. The Bank management decided now to organize two
solidarity events each year.
June 19 to 21, 2009
Tahiti-Moorea sailing rendez-vous
For the second time, te mana o te moana was asked to raise awareness on marine environment
during Tahiti-Moorea sailing rendez-vous. « Tahiti Moorea sailing rendez-vous » is an annual
event of sailing tourism in Tahiti. For this 2009 edition, 64 sailing boats took part in the
crossing.
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Te mana o te moana displayed an information booth in the
event village in Tahiti to raise sailors’ awareness on marine
environment before the crossing. Once in Moorea, the
participants met a biologist of te mana o te moana for a
“practical course” of underwater world discovery on the
underwater trail created by the association last year for the
Moorea sailing school.
8 juin 2009
Journée mondiale des océans
En Polynésie française, te mana o te moana est l’Ambassade du Réseau Océan Mondial.
Comme tous les ans, te mana o te moana a mis en place plusieurs manifestations afin de
célébrer l’édition 2009 de la Journée Mondiale des Océans.
Une édition spéciale puisque l’assemblée Générale des Nations Unies a désigné le «8 juin,
Journée Mondiale des Océans» à compter de 2009 (Résolution adoptée par l’Assemblée
Générale, A/RES/63/111, Océans et droit de la mer, paragraphe 171). Ce grand succès est aussi
le fruit du travail de nombreux collaborateurs du Réseau Océan Mondial !
Edition polynésienne 2009 d’autant plus spéciale
qu’elle a été soutenue par le Ministre de
l’Environnement de la Polynésie française, George
Handerson, le sénateur Richard Tuheiava, mais
surtout parrainée par deux astronautes, JeanFrancois Clervoy (ESA) et Richard Linnehan
(NASA), venus témoigner de la vraie beauté de la
Planète Bleue et de l’urgence de la protéger.
Parmi les nombreux événements organisés par te mana o te moana pour la Journée mondiale
des océans sont le lancement officiel de la malle honu, l’inauguration du fare honu,
l’intervention sur le plateau interactif en direct avec NAUSICAA (Centre National de la
Mer), un programme éducatif à la Clinique des tortues marines…
8 juin 2009 - Les parrains d’exception
A l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée Mondiale des Océans et de l’Année Mondiale de
l’Astronomie, te mana o te moana a eu le privilège d’accueillir en Polynésie française deux
astronautes : Jean-Francois Clervoy (ESA) et Richard Linnehan (NASA).
Ils ont participé à différentes conférences et programmes pédagogiques et se sont engagés à
soutenir les actions de cette association bien connue en Polynésie française. Ce projet a été
financé par le GIE Tahiti Tourisme et le Groupe Hôtelier InterContinental de Polynésie
française.
Jean-François Clervoy: «J’admire une équipe qui se dévoue à la cause la plus noble dans notre
existence : la défense du milieu naturel et la sensibilisation des humains à cette cause. Je
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pouvais attester que la Terre était très belle vue de l’espace mais je peux dire maintenant que
sur place, il y a des gens au cœur aussi grand et généreux que leur environnement naturel est
beau. Je prends comme un honneur d’être parrain de votre association et m’efforcerai de
défendre vos valeurs à la hauteur de vos efforts».
Richard Linnehan: “Te mana o te moana, Spirit of the Ocean - A fantastic organization that is
forward-thinking in its approach to informing and educating the children of Tahiti and
Moorea, as well as adults, while recognizing the importance of cultural history and how it
must meld with science and technology to insure that the beautiful ecosystem of French
Polynesia survives and flourishes...”
8 juin 2009
Lancement officiel de la Malle Honu
La Malle honu, un projet pédagogique de grande envergure,
comporte plus de 30 supports pédagogiques (livres, plateaux
de jeux éducatifs, posters, DVD et documents d’information)
donnant aux enseignants du primaire de chaque cycle (1, 2 et
3) tous les outils nécessaires à l’étude des tortues marines. Ce
grand projet d’éducation à l’environnement, soutenu par de
nombreux partenaires, fut inauguré par le Sénateur de la
Polynésie française, Richard Tuheiava, en présence du
Ministre de l’Environnement de la Polynésie française, des
représentants du Ministère de l’Education, de la Direction de
l’Enseignement Primaire et de l’équipe pédagogique de la
Circonscription de Moorea-Maiao.
Les enfants de la classe de CM1D de l'école Sainte Thérèse, lauréate du concours
ministérielle « 1 idée pour 1 déchet», venus à l’inauguration, ont été les premiers à découvrir et à
tester les nombreux jeux de la malle. La Malle Honu sera gratuitement mise à disposition des
établissements scolaires à la prochaine rentrée et connaît déjà un grand engouement auprès
des enseignants.
Pour mener à bien ce projet, les éducateurs de te mana o te moana ont travaillé en étroite
collaboration avec des structures similaires du monde entier qui ont accepté de mettre en
commun leurs supports de communication sur les tortues marines : KWATA, CEPA,
MEDASSET euroturtle, DOLPHIN EXPERIENCE, Caribean conservation
corporation, SPREP, Marine Conservation Society, CIE (Centre d’initiation à
l’environnement de la Nouvelle Calédonie), NOAA, Kap Natirel, Kelonia, Marineland,
GMTF, IOSEA, AQUABIOLO , Ramsar, RITMO.
Ce projet a reçu le soutien de la Fondation Nature et Découvertes, le FFEM (Fond Français
pour l’Environnement Mondial), le Ministère de l’Environnement de Polynésie française, le
Moorea Dolphin Center, le groupe hôtelier InterContinental de la Polynésie française, la
société Tikiphone et Air Tahiti.
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Enfin, te mana o te moana va étendre la portée de l'action aux Collectivités d'outre-mer ainsi
qu'à une vingtaine de pays du Pacifique sud grâce au réseau du PROE (Programme Régional
Océanien pour l'Environnement). Elle diffusera pour cela les versions anglaises et françaises
des divers supports éducatifs de la malle via un DVD distribué dans toutes les régions citées.
8 juin 2009
Inauguration du Fare Honu
Le Fare Honu («maison de la tortue» en tahitien), soutenu
par la Fondation PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association),
mettra désormais à disposition des visiteurs de la Clinique
des tortues marines de Moorea une exposition permanente
constituée de 8 panneaux sur les tortues marines : anatomie,
écologie, classification, identification, menaces, patrimoine…
Le but est de sensibiliser les nombreux visiteurs de la
Clinique, enfants et adultes, au patrimoine naturel lié aux
tortues marines et à la nécessité de les protéger.
L’exposition aborde les thèmes suivants :
-Tortues marines: anatomie, écologie, classification, identification, menaces, patrimoine.
-La Clinique des Tortues marines: objectifs, historique, soins quotidiens, pensionnaires.
-L’association te mana o te moana: présentation, autres actions menées sur les tortues.
Le «Fare Honu» a été inauguré par le Ministre de l’Environnement de la Polynésie française,
George Handerson, et le sénateur Richard Tuheiava. Il a été aussi parrainé par deux
astronautes, Jean-François Clervoy (ESA) et Richard Linnehan (NASA), venus témoigner de
la vraie beauté de la Planète Bleue et de l’urgence de la protéger.
Du 26 au 30 mai 2009
Une formation de «détective du lagon» !
Le Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)
organisait du 26 au 30 mai 2009 un colloque international, le Coral Reef Crime Scene
Investigation, mené par Dave Gulko. Le but de cette formation: permettre aux participants de
faire des enquêtes sous-marines.
En compagnie de professionnels de Palau, Fidji, Samoa, Nouvelle-Calédonie et Polynésie, le
biologiste marin de te mana o te moana, Matthieu Petit, et Sylvie Brasseur, bénévole de
l’association et directrice du Moorea Dolphin Center, ont suivi cinq jours de formation sur ces
méthodes d’investigation alliant la méthodologie de la police scientifique au savoir-faire des
spécialistes en gestion et suivi des récifs coralliens.
Ainsi, à travers un programme alliant séances théoriques, ateliers et plongée sous-marine, les
participants ont appris à diagnostiquer les problèmes constatés sur les récifs coralliens, à en
établir les causes et à terme à trouver des solutions curatives.
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22 mai 2009
Fête de la Nature à la Clinique des tortues marines
À l’occasion de la Fête de la Nature, te mana o te moana a accueilli une classe de l’école
Toerefau de la presqu’île de Tahiti. Cette classe de CP Apetahi a été sélectionnée suite à sa
participation au Concours lancé par la fondation Nicolas Hulot - «Défi pour la Terre»
organisé durant cette année scolaire 2008 – 2009.
En effet, ces 25 enfants ont souhaité œuvrer pour la conservation de
la nature par la réalisation d’un dessin annexe à une chanson de
sensibilisation à la protection de l’environnement, qui sera diffusée
gratuitement dans les écoles de Polynésie française.
Les élèves ont participé à un programme éducatif orienté sur la
diversité des animaux du vivant et leur rôle. Ils ont poursuivi ensuite
par la visite du bassin des dauphins et de la Clinique des tortues
marines que gère l’association afin de parrainer une des nouvelles
pensionnaires de la Clinique.
Tous les mois, les enfants recevront des nouvelles de leur tortue, prénommée «Matapo», qu’ils
viendront relâcher lorsque celle-ci aura guéri de ses blessures.
11 mai 2009 - La Malle Honu en avant-première
Patrick Albert, conseiller pédagogique de la Circonscription de
Moorea - Maiao, a invité les éducateurs de te mana o te moana à
présenter la Malle honu sur les tortues marines au cours de la
formation organisée par la DEP à l’attention des enseignants du
cycle 1 au cycle 3.
La Malle honu comporte plus de 30 supports pédagogiques, un
guide enseignant ainsi qu’un livret d’exercices. L’objectif est de
donner aux enseignants tous les outils nécessaires à l’étude des
tortues marines. C’est pourquoi le contenu de la malle a été réalisé
en étroite collaboration avec l’équipe pédagogique de la
Circonscription de Moorea - Maiao (Direction de l’Enseignement
Primaire) qui en a validé le contenu.
Les établissements de Polynésie française pourront disposer gratuitement d'un exemplaire de
la Malle honu dès la rentrée scolaire.
Les outils pédagogiques contenus dans la malle ont beaucoup intéressé les vingt instituteurs
participant à la formation. La plupart d’entre eux l’ont réservée pour la prochaine rentrée
scolaire afin de monter un projet de classe sur les tortues marines.
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May 10, 2009
Coral garden in Bora Bora
Committed to environmental protection and to the Green Globe sustainable tourism
program, InterContinental Resort and Thalasso Spa Bora Bora launched a marine
environment program since February 2009 in collaboration with biologists of te mana o te
moana aiming at creating a coral garden and a ray feeding area in the hotel channel.
The first stage of the project comprising coral transplantation and creation of a coral garden
was completed in April. The objectives of the coral garden are to create a living habitat for
various marine species and to raise awareness on marine environment.
Educational supports and guides will be available for visitors for
a better understanding of the underwater world.
More than 700 coral colonies were transplanted during March
and April. Corals are in good health. Regular scientific
monitoring will be conducted in order to study and observe
transplanted corals.
This area is now a habitat to more than 79 fish species and to a
lot of invertebrates.
Finally, first rays start coming to the feeding area. From 2 to 7 rays are daily observed in the
lagoon for a great joy of tourists.
May 5 to 6, 2009
Information booth for Tahiti Pearl Regatta
For this 6th edition of the famous sailing competition, a volunteer of te mana o te moana
presented an information booth on marine environment in the village of Tahiti Pearl Regatta
in Raiatea island. Sailors found out various projects of te mana o te moana and took part in
games and activities on sea turtles, pollution and marine environment protection. The
information booth was a real success!
Each competitor was offered a Citizen of the Ocean Passport and a sea turtle observation
form and will now personally contribute to te mana o te moana missions and to the ocean
protection.
Te mana o te moana takes an active part in annual sailing events such as Sailing exhibition or
Tahiti-Moorea sailing rendez-vous competition and never misses an opportunity to create
awareness on marine environment protection among professional and amateur sailors.
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April 23, 2009
Conference on pink whiprays in the University
of French Polynesia
Cécile Gaspar, PhD in marine ecology and president of
te mana o te moana, gave a conference on pink whiprays
presenting the main conclusions of her PhD dissertation.
The topic of the conference was the following: “Pink
whiprays Himantura fai in French Polynesia: impact of
ray feeding”.
Before the conference, Cécile Gaspar took part in the local TV program “60 minutes” where
she presented her study in details.
This general public conference is the fourth one since her PhD defense last October. These
mysterious animals keep on fascinating sea lovers.
April 22, 2009
Alpha Blondy meets sea turtles and dolphi ns
Reggae singer and a major international recording artist Alpha Blondy, in a concert tour in
Tahiti, visited the Sea Turtle Clinic and the Moorea Dolphin Center, an unforgettable
encounter with marine animals!
The visit stared with the Sea Turtle Clinic where the singer was shown to daily care given to
turtles by te mana o te moana: wound treatment, feeding, weighing and measuring. He
discovered the threats sea turtles are facing to in French Polynesia and saw on field activities
of te mana o te moana aiming at their protection. Then Alpha Blondy proceeded to the
Moorea Dolphin Center.
April 21 to 25, 2009
“Our planet under water” – Let’s save Tuvalu and all disappearing island
nations
“Our planet under water” event has been organized by te mana o te moana and Alofa Tuvalu
non-governmental organizations for the Earth Day 2009 and the Week of climate change and
freshwater launched by the Ministry of the Environment. The event was a great success
creating awareness on climate change of more than 1 200 visitors in the gardens of the city hall
of Papeete.
It was a unique opportunity to meet Susie Kofe, president of Alofa Tuvalu NGO in Tuvalu,
ex-president of human and women rights, professor and lawyer as well as Fanny Héros,
project officer in Alofa Tuvalu NGO, scientific journalist specialized in environment, both
invited by te mana o te moana.
Broadcasting of the movie “Trouble in Paradise” about impact of climate change and sea
water level raise in Tuvalu was followed by a discussion with Alofa Tuvalu representatives.
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Polynesian children were deeply touched by the situation in Tuvalu and showed their
motivation to help their Pacific cousins.
This event was aiming at raising awareness on good daily practices helping to fight against
climate change. Kids then were shown to informational booths displayed by te mana o te
moana, Nicolas Hulot Foundation, Polynesian society of drinking and sewage water and the
Ministry of the Environment.
Each child was given a cartoon book “Our planet under water”
raising awareness on climate change. This cartoon book, produced
by Alofa Tuvalu with the support of ADEME (agency for energy
and environment), has been published in Tahitian language by te
mana o te moana with a support of IFRECOR (the French Coral
Reef Initiative). This is the tenth version of the cartoon book which
has been already published in French, English, Thai, Vietnamese,
Tamil, Tuvaluan, Portuguese, Dutch, and German.
April 04, 2009
Turtles in the «School of the sea»
“E.C.O.L.E. de la Mer” (Ocean coastal culture and environmental center) is a nonprofit
association founded by two partners: Poitou-Charentes Region and la Rochelle Aquarium.
This educational and scientific center based in la Rochelle Aquarium (France) offers
educational resources making science accessible to general public. It implements four main
missions: education, scientific popularization, research and raising environmental awareness.
Very interested in the French language version of the “Sea Turtles – Our Ocean Ambassadors”
DVD*, the marine turtle care and research center asked te mana o te moana to send a copy of
the video. Since now on, this DVD attracts a large number of visitors of the Biodiversity hall
in the "l’E.C.O.L.E. de la Mer”.
*produced by IOSEA (Indian Ocean – South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of
Understanding); translated in French by te mana o te moana
March 16 to 29, 2009
Beach nesting monitoring by volunteers from Planete Urgences
Te mana o te moana established a partnership with Planete Urgences non-governmental
organization since 2008. From the 16th to the 29th of March, the first team of ecovolunteers
took part in the the on-field beach nesting monitoring mission of te mana o te moana on
Tetiaroa atoll.
The volunteers from Planete Urgence take part in the on-fiend missions on Tetiaroa atoll.
They conduct daily beach nesting monitoring to collect an exhaustive data on turtle tracks
(distance from the sea, size of the nest, surrounding environment, predators…), to label and
protect nests, to take nests’ GPS coordinates and to monitor hatchlings. Night observations
are also conducted in order to measure and take pictures of female green turtle.
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The first two volunteers, Véronique and Samuel, contributed to the data collection and
analyze of the nesting period 2008-2009. This season was an exception with more than 80
turtle tracks assessed! During the two weeks of the on-field mission, the volunteers assessed
more than 25 nests with eggs and hatchlings stuck in the nest.
Three of those hatchlings named Plana, Vessa and Soyou, were transferred to the Moorea Sea
Turtle Clinic. They need medical care before being released.
The next mission of Planete Urgences is planned for October 2009 for the next egg-laying
season. It’s a good start for a long-term collaboration!
March 4, 2009
A new underwater trail in Moorea
Students involved in the sea class of the Moorea sailing school were the first to discover the
Mareto underwater trail. This underwater trail located in the Opunohu bay in Moorea offers
to students an unforgettable visit of the underwater world. It will be a new activity for children
who practice sailing in the Moorea sailing school.
The underwater trail created on the initiative of the sailing school of Moorea and Arue aims at
raising awareness on coral reef protection. The underwater trail is composed of 5 stations with
submerged information boards on coral reef ecosystem. The trail was developed by te mana o
te moana that has been involved in raising children’s awareness on marine environment
protection within the SAGA project. During 45 minutes, children will discover sea anemones
and clown fish, harlequin shrimps, farmer fish and their algae gardens and other colored fish
living in the lagoon.
The trail complies with local legislation of lagoon protection and management (PGEM). The
information boards are not fixed up on the sea bottom and are removed after each visit.
March 4, 2009
Book exhibition in Moorea
Te mana o te moana and the Moorea Dolphin Center took part for the second year in a big
book exhibition, “Book rally”, organized by the Department for Primary Education of Moorea
on the initiative of Patrick Albert, Moorea’s education advisor.
A lot of publishers and libraries displayed their books for more than 150 teachers of Moorea.
Odyssée, Hachette Pacifique, Hachette France, Nathan, Hatier or CRDP (Educational
Resources Library of French Polynesia) took part in the event.
The educational library of te mana o te moana was a success. It was also an opportunity to
present the future “Malle Honu” educational treasure chest on marine turtle comprising more
than 30 educational tools. Three schools booked the chest for the next school year.
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March 2 to 6, 2009
11th Pacific Science Intercongress
The 11th Pacific Science Intercongress held in Tahiti from 2 to 6 months brought together
more than 800 participants. The general Inter-Congress theme was “Pacific Countries and
Their Ocean Facing Local and Global Changes”.
The inter-congress covered topics such as:
- Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
- Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
- Health Challenges in the Pacific
- Culture and Politics
- Governance and the Economy
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, President of te mana o te moana, presented a conference on her pink
whiprays Himantura fai study. Te mana o te moana displayed a poster on its activities in
marine turtle conservation.
February 28, 2009
Trainings for primary school teachers
February, 28 – Training for students of Ecole Normale
of French Polynesia
Te mana o te moana educators presented educational tools
created by the association to 26 students in 2nd year of Ecole
Normale of French Polynesia. It was a unique opportunity for
future teachers to discover the variety of educational resources
developed by te mana o te moana for its free of charge educational
programs. Impressed by the quality of the tools, a lot of students
decided to support te mana o te moana and have become
members of the association.
March, 3 – Training for primary school teachers
Educators of te mana o te moana trained 22 primary school teachers on a variety of topics
related to environmental education: coral reefs, sea turtles, cetaceans and environmental
protection. The future “Malle Honu” educational treasure chest aroused a great interest and
will be booked in advance by a lot of teachers for the next school year.
Du 17 au 19 février 2009
29ème Symposium sur la biologie et la conservation des tortues marines
The International Sea Turtle Society convenes an annual symposium to bring people together
to promote the exchange of information that advances the global knowledge of sea turtle
biology and conservation.
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The 29th Symposium was held from 17-19 February 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. This was the
first time the symposium had been held in the southern hemisphere. The symposium has been
of interest to delegates from many professions and backgrounds and brought together more
than 700 attendees.
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, President of te mana o te moana, attended
symposium together with Polynesian delegation. She presented a
video on the Sea Turtle Clinic and actions of te mana o te moana for
marine turtle conservation.
Veterinarian in the Sea Turtle Clinic, Dr. Cécile Gaspar took part in a
half day Turtle Necropsy Training Workshop hosted by the School of
Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland. The workshop
provided a review of the current state of knowledge of disease in
marine turtles, including the emergence of new diseases, an
opportunity to discuss techniques and requirements to
comprehensively post mortem a marine turtle with view to diagnosis, a
practical session on post mortem examination including gross and
microscopic sampling, and a forum on rehabilitation of turtles.
February 14 to 15, 2009
Pacific islands meet to save marine turtles
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in collaboration
with WWF South Pacific Programme and the International Fund for Animal Welfare
(IFAW), coordinated the two-day meeting prior to the International Sea Turtle Society’s 29th
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Dr. Cécile Gaspar, president of te mana o te moana, took part in the meeting. It was an
opportunity to establish personal contacts with the representatives of other countries of the
Pacific region and to share experiences in marine turtle conservation.
February 7, 2009
One year of Marine Turtle Observation Network
Created by te mana o te moana in January 2008, the Marine turtle observation network of
French Polynesia aims at collecting volunteer observations in 5 archipelagos of the territory in
order to:
-Raise awareness on sea turtle protection of the network volunteers involved in scientific data
collection.
-Study species distribution and identify major sea turtle stocks in French Polynesia on the
basis of the collected data.
In a year, 39 volunteers got involved in the network providing 183 observations.
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The most of observations have been made underwater with 146 turtles seen while diving as
many diving clubs where involved in the network. 30 turtles have been seen on the surface and
4 from the coast. Finally, sea turtle tracks have been seen twice.
February 5, 2009
Te mana o te moana becomes a member of IUCN
The IUCN Council (International Union for Conservation of Nature) approved the
admission of te mana o te moana as a member of the Union in the category of NonGovernmental National Organizations at its 72th meeting held in Switzerland from the 2nd to
the 4th of February.
Te mana o te moana is the first and unique representative of French Polynesia within IUCN.
Moreover, the President of the association, Dr. Cécile Gaspar, is a member of the experts’
network of the French Committee of the IUCN bringing together more than 200 experts in
environmental conservation.
February 4, 2009
Te mana o te moana on Tahiti.tv
Tahiti.tv is the first free “webTV” devoted to French Polynesia. A “webTV” gives an
opportunity to net surfers to watch audiovisual programs, like those of a “classic” television,
but on the Internet. Programs are broadcasted on computer screen anywhere where the
internet connection is high-speed enough.
The producers of Tahiti.tv asked te mana o te moana to
comment on “Species” programs of the channel “Nature”.
Some of them are already on-line.
Te mana o te moana will continue collaborating with
Tahiti.tv on other programs related to environment.
February 02, 2009
World Wetlands Day in Moorea
Since 2008, the lagoon of Moorea is the first and unique in French Polynesia to be included in
the List of Wetlands of International Importance. The municipality of Moorea-Maiao wished
to celebrate the World Wetlands Day which highlights its commitment to sustainable
development.
A lot of students from schools and high schools were invited to take part in the celebration in
Moorea. Te mana o te moana, among other environmental associations, presented
educational supports raising awareness on marine environment protection.
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January 28, 2009
A practical guide on pink whiprays
Cécile Gapsar, president of te mana o te moana, carried out a scientific research on pink
whiprays Himantura fai in the north-west of Moorea lagoon from 2004 to 2007 for her PhD
dissertation. She collected much data on these fish which were not studied a lot before.
Cécile wished to share with local actors the results of her scientific study. Thus appeared the
practical guide on pink whiprays created by te mana o te moana.
This guide broaches various subjects: anatomy, genetics and the impact of ray feeding on their
natural behavior. Popularizing the scientific results of the research, this guide will help tourist
operators involved in ray feeding to become educators and to take part in conservation of this
species. This guide addresses any person willing to learn more on this fascinating animal.
January 26, 2009
Training for teachers of Moorea
State primary education department asked educators of te mana o te moana and of the
Moorea Dolphin Center to present to teachers of primary schools of Moorea the educational
supports created by the association.
The training started by a presentation of educational resources created by te mana o te moana
for educational free of charge programs delivered to primary schools by the association.
Teachers then discovered “Malle Honu”, educational kit on sea turtles bringing together more
than thirty different innovative resources. The kit will be distributed in all primary schools of
French Polynesia during 2009/2010 school year.
Finally, an educator of te mana o te moana explained how to use scientific approach for
science teaching in primary school.
Patrick Albert, educational adviser of Moorea, congratulated te mana o te moana for the
efforts for environmental education carried out by the association since four years. The
educators of the association will also take part in trainings for high school teachers and for
future primary school teachers of the Ecole Normale Mixte of French Polynesia.
January 15, 2009
Patrons for Costa
TUBA association ("Turtle Bubble Association") took the
initiative to become a patron of Costa, a sea turtle
sheltered in the Sea Turtles’ Clinic.
Found wounded by a poacher on a beach of Tahiti in
2006, Costa was brought to the Sea Turtles’ Clinic in a
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state of exhaustion. After several months of an intensive
treatment with antibiotics, Costa recovered from her
wound. However, she revealed a floating problem and is
not able to get food herself.
The TUBA association working on conservation of marine animals and on environmental
protection, proposed to te mana o te moana to become a patron of Costa. Its sponsorship will
help to continue giving care to Costa till she gets better enough to be released back in the
ocean.
January 10, 2009
Vini committed to sea turtle protection
The Tikiphone company, better known as “Vini”, is the mobile operator in French Polynesia.
Conscious about environmental issues, Vini, in partnership with te mana o te moana, commits
to raise awareness of young people on sea turtle protection. The company supported creation
and future distribution of the “Malle Honu”, an educational kit on sea turtles that will be
delivered to Polynesian schools during 2009-2010 school year.
Vini also took the initiative to promote the Sea Turtle Clinic managed by te mana o te moana.
Thus appeared prepaid phone cards, T-shirts, rulers and stickers for schools displaying sea
turtles and the contact of the Clinic. A poster presenting the 5 species of sea turtles observed
in French Polynesia will come out soon. These supports will contribute to raising awareness
of children and adults on sea turtles’ protection.
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