Ma’o MANA FOUNDATION

Ocean conservation, shark research, community education, responsible ecotourism.

 

Our Mission:

to serve as a platform for shark research, educational outreach for the local community, thorough training for shark professionals, safe shark handling techniques for fishermen to promote positive coexistence, hook removal, and ensuring the enforcement of the protection of sharks in French Polynesia.

@MAOMANAFOUNDATION

CHILDREN’S COLORING PAGES

Taking a break from our regular feed content to highlight the dark side of things in honor of world ocean day- which is every day whether celebrated or not. Don’t forget that for every beautiful underwater photo there are exponentially more ugl
A gorgeous female tiger shark with the co-founder of maomanafoundation @kokocuvier who dedicated her life for sharks. . . . #shark #protectsharks #savesharks #stopsharkfinning #saveocean
Gestion du risque Parata Comment encadrer un groupe de personnes en zone pélagique avec présence de requins Pélagique. Tous les professionnels de l ecotourisme sont invités . #moorea #shark#education #ecotourism #maomana
PARATA Oceanic white tip Once known for besieging shipwrecks and fishing boats, now the population decreases greatly because of commercial fishing and the shark fin trade. Pictures of peaceful coexistence between sharks and humans . diver @kokocuvi
TAHITI BLUE WATER TIGER 💦 ending the year with a first for us! We went for a drift in the deep blue and this big girl decided to come along. We love seeing the tigers on the reef, it really gives you perspective on their size. But seeing them surrou
To observe a girthy, beautifully large female like this is an inspiration for hope. Although relative to other species tiger sharks are moderately fast growing, it’s more common to encounter sub adults rather than the XL versions of the mature
PHOTO ID // Magical moments in the Tuamotus with the @maomanafoundation team surveying the tiger shark population. The majority of the population are subadult and juveniles with only two fully mature females (one of which is the MASSIVE “Kamaka
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHARKTOPIA

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHARKTOPIA