Global Reef Expedition Says Goodbye to Papeete

Goodbye to Papeete

Before leaving Papeete we took an evening to share some of our initial research findings with local scientists, representatives of our partner organizations, and government officials. A full analysis of all the data we gathered will take months but we have seen some observable trends during our field work.

Dr Andy Bruckner gives a scientific update with French translation by Clare Pasdelou as Global Reef Expedition says goodbye to Papeete.

We displayed images from some of the remote sites we have surveyed during our field research and were delighted that the French Polynesian Minister for Education, Tauhiti Nena, came to encourage us on our continued scientific journey. It was a great way to say goodbye to Papeete.

KSLOF Executive Director Philip Renaud and Minister for Education Tauhiti Nena

Photos by 1 Michele Westmorland, 2 and 3 KSLOF

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Goodbye to Papeete

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