scholarly journals Geomagnetic paleosecular variation and K-Ar ages in Hiva-Oa Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia.

1988 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi KATAO ◽  
Hayao MORINAGA ◽  
Masayuki HYODO ◽  
Hiroo INOKUCHI ◽  
Jun-ichi MATSUDA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
French Polynesia ◽  
Paleosecular Variation

scholarly journals Geomagnetic paleosecular variation for the past 5 Ma in the Society Islands, French Polynesia

2002 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 797-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Yamamoto ◽  
K. Shimura ◽  
H. Tsunakawa ◽  
T. Kogiso ◽  
K. Uto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
French Polynesia ◽  
Paleosecular Variation ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
The Past

Elastase inhibitors and cancer preventive potential agents from Calophyllum inophyllum (L.) grown in French Polynesia

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Leu ◽  
S Soulet ◽  
G Herbette ◽  
R Faure ◽  
JP Bianchini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
French Polynesia ◽  
Calophyllum Inophyllum

First record of the superfamily Proctotrupoidea from French Polynesia (Hymenoptera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Thibault Ramage
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
First Time

A Helorid wasp, Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856, is reported for the first time on Tahiti (Society Islands), which is also the first record of both Proctotrupoidea and family Heloridae in French Polynesia. The potential hosts of Helorus ruficornis in French Polynesia are discussed.

Recommendations for Sustainable Cetacean-Based Tourism in French Territories: A Review on the Industry and Current Management Actions

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-235
Author(s):  
Josephine Chazot ◽  
Ludovic Hoarau ◽  
Pamela Carzon ◽  
Jeanne Wagner ◽  
Stéphanie Sorby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Mammal ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Whale Watching ◽  
Cetacean Species ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Overseas Territories ◽  
Socioeconomic Benefits

Whale-watching activities provide important socioeconomic benefits for local communities and constitute powerful platform incentives for marine mammals' protection or more broadly marine environments. However, these activities can cause adverse effects on targeted populations, with considerable downside associated risks of injuries and fatality for whale watchers during inwater interactions. France with its overseas territories has the second largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ), in which more than half of existing cetacean species are encountered. In these territories, recreational and commercial whale watching, including swim-with cetacean activities, have recently developed. Yet few studies focused on these activities and their associated impacts across French territories, leading to an unclear assessment of the situation. To address this issue, we reviewed cetaceans' occurrence within the French EEZ, whale-watching industry, targeted species, local management of marine mammal-based tourism activities, and regulations in France mainland and some overseas territories (Reunion Island, Mayotte, and French Polynesia). Fortyeight species are encountered in the French EEZ, and 15 are targeted by whale-watching activities. A total of 185 operators, including 34% offering swim-with-cetaceans tours, offered trips in France and overseas in 2019. While several more or less restrictive regulations exist locally, our results indicate that French's national legal framework for marine mammals' protection remains inadequate and insufficient to cope with the recent development of this activity. As conservation biologists, managers, and stakeholders from these French territories, we cooperated to provide general guidelines for a sustainable development of whale watching at a national scale. We urge (1) to legally acknowledge and regulate whale-watching commercial activities; (2) to create a national legal framework regarding whale watching and swim-with marine mammals practices, while accounting for local distinctiveness and disparities across regions; (3) to conduct more research to evaluate local short- and long-term impacts on targeted marine mammal populations as well as the socioeconomic benefits; and (4) to reinforce synergetic relations between the different stakeholders.

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