by Jan Maximiliano F. Tapia-Guerra – (Centro Científico ESMOI, UniversidadCatólica del Norte, Coquimbo.) In the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, where the ocean seems endless and silence is as deep as the waters themselves, rises a nameless seamount from the abyss. It emerges like a sleeping giant, hidden beneath
by Ignacio Diaz-Godoy & Jan Maximiliano F. Tapia-Guerra – Centro Científico ESMOI- Universidad Católica del Norte – Anillo BiodUCCT ATE220044 In the quietest realms of the Pacific Ocean, where sunlight dissolves and pressure becomes overwhelming, dwell creatures that seem to have stepped out of a fantastic tale. Along the hidden
By Dra. Naití Morales Serrano – Centro de Ecología y Manejo Sustentable de Islas Oceánicas (ESMOI) Motu Motiro Hiva (Salas & Gómez Island) is a small island located 3,210 km from the American continent and 400 km east of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), its nearest territory. This islet of 0.15
PURE The Endangered Sea Snail by Ernesto Díaz CabreraEstudiante Doctorado en Ciencias, mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de ChileDoctoral candidate in Science of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Chile Pure is a sea snail which has historically been used by the Easter Island community as a
Everything is in Motion – An Island in the Middle of the Ocean by Martin Thiel, Bernhard Steinberger & Tim Kiessling Did you know that the geological history of Rapa Nui depends on two types of volcanism? There is on the one hand the Mid-Ocean Ridge, which crosses the South
Diving, Underwater Hunting and Sharks Testimonio de Testimony of Poki Tane Haoa Hundreds of divers come to Rapa Nui every year in search of some of the clearest waters on the planet which offer visibility at 60 to 70 meters (195 to 230 feet) of depth. Poki Tane Haoa, a
Marine Reserve in the bay of hanga roa According to the experts and the international NGOs that are dedicated to marine conservation, the oceans should be managed as ecosystems and not as a cornucopia that the fishing industry can harvest at will. In the entire world, there are around 4
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
