Tahiti to Cook Islands
This 4-part marine survey expedition from Tahiti - Cooks - Christmas Island - Hawaii will take place between 9 May and 1 July, 2011.
The focus areas will be the inhabited Southern Cook Islands, the remote uninhabited Northern Cook Islands and the Northern Line Islands. We will be working with local NGOs to look at a wide range of conservation issues that affect these small islands including marine debris, water quality, habitat condition and overfishing. The team will also invest significant time meeting and interviewing with local community, NGO and official leaders. This will be contrasted with visits to the pristine, untouched and abundant ecosystems of remote, uninhabited islands and atolls.
The expedition will be carried out on the 72ft sailing vessel Sea Dragon which will enable the team to reach these remote places.
- Areas of pristine marine environment exhibiting abundant high end predators and healthy ecosystems with no intervention by humans.
- Areas of destroyed marine environment exhibiting diminished marine life, coral bleaching, algae blooms and upset ecosystems as well as areas on land that are the source of these problems.
- Areas of restored marine environment and carefully managed fisheries in protected areas.
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