Climate Changes on Rapa Nui Effects on animal life in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: El aumento de las lluvias relacionado con El Niño aumenta la turbidez del agua y disminuye su salinidad, influyendo en los procesos de fotosintesis submarina. Ello afecta la relacion natural entre los peces y su medio
Plastic contaminates the coast of Rapa Nui Every year millions of tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans. The largest part of this rubbish ends up floating in the so-called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, contaminating the marine life. Rapu Nui receives the rubbish from the South Pacific Gyre. Last
Overfishing on Rapa Nui A group of scientists, sponsored by the National Geographic Society, recently arrived on Easter Island following an exploration of the ecosystems of the Salas y Gómez Islands, where it was supposed that man had not yet intervened, and Easter Island. The Chilean government put the Chilean
Marine Park on “Salas y Gómez” The international conservation organization, Oceana, and the National Geographic Society scheduled an expedition to the Salas y Gómez Island in March of 2010. The scientific team, with their guide, Michel García, a diver from Easter Island, were able to record the underwater life that
Maika Bananas from Rapa Nui and its cultural uses. by Roberto Rojas Pantoja The banana of the Musa genus is one of the most important plants for the people who live in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of the world. Originating from Southeast Asia, it propagated toward the south and
Octopus and Squid in Rapa Nui and other Pacific Islands By Sergio Carrasco, Universidad Católica del Norte, ESMOI, Coquimbo Octopus and squid have appeared in the tales of migration throughout Polynesia since early times and are part of the relationships of commerce, family connections and mythology. It is said that
Monitoring Marine Turtles on Rapa Nui By Rocío Álvarez & Camila González – Esmoi Sea turtles are migratory animals which cover thousands of kilometers (miles) between their breeding grounds and their feeding grounds. They are also philopatric, which is to say that, after many years, they are capable of returning
