Coral in French
Koralle in FrenchWe' ve been doing research in the Pacific Ocean since mid-2012, although it has felt like home since the Foundation first explored coral reefs in French Polynesia in 1998.
We' ve been doing research in the Pacific Ocean since mid-2012, although it has felt like home since the Foundation first explored coral reefs in French Polynesia in 1998. Recent research in the Pacific Ocean began when we crossed the Panama Canal in May 2012 before setting off for the Galapagos Islands.
Several of our coral-ribbon research areas in the Galapagos are located around the South Isles. However, our major research areas are in the north near the Wolf and Darwin Isles, where there are the only real coral cliffs in the Galapagos. We work further out in the Pacific around the French Polynesian isles.
We' ve launched an important coral research missions and are carrying out coral exploration on the Society Island, the Tuamotu Island, the Gambier Island and the Australian Island. In the newly established Cook Islands Marine Park and around the world of Tonga and Fiji, we have conducted research and will conduct fieldwork in the Pacific Ocean until the end of 2014.
State of the art coral crests in French Polynesia
Investigations are underway into the state of the French-Polynesian coral system in terms of both renewables and non-renewables from the area. It discusses the various elements affecting marine life, such as wastewater, runoff, over-fishing, urban and rural waste water and tourist activity, together with the laws that control these operations.
Both the three SPAs and the Biodiversity Act will be examined together with commentaries on the recent design initiatives that could provide an integrative framework for managing this area. Lastly, the issues of failure to enforce current rules and the genuine need for more efficient integral reef governance will be addressed.
At present, much of French Polynesia's economic activity is largely reliant on marine life such as recreational activities, fishing and pearling, and therefore the preservation of "healthy reefs" is essential, and yet there seems to be little implementation of even current regulations, although French Polynesia's coral corals are better known than many other coral corals in the South Pacific.