By Eduardo A. Flores, ESMOI Center, Catholic University of the North. When we think of Rapa Nui, we probably imagine its moai, volcanoes, cliffs, and the vast ocean surrounding the island. From the shore, the Pacific appears to be endless, empty surface. But beneath that seemingly infinite blue lies another
By: Anaís González Pérez y Sergio A. Carrasco – Faculty of Natural and Oceanographic Sciences, Department of Oceanography. University of Concepción Several studies on early life stages of fish conducted in Chilean island systems (Rapa Nui, Salas y Gómez, and Juan Fernández Archipelago) have shown that these oceanic islands serve
María de los Ángeles Gallardo – ESMOI Scientific Center, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte More than 1,000 meters below the surface, shrouded in perpetual darkness and hovering just above freezing, lies a world that until recently remained virtually unexplored. This extreme environment is home to tiny crustaceans
By Fundación Ariana To shelter marine life, provide safe breeding grounds, curb environmental degradation from threats such as indiscriminate fishing, habitat destruction,pollution, and ensure long-term sustainability, Marine Protected Areas or safe zones for marine conservation were established in 1962, managed by governments, local communities, and organizations. Among the Southeast Pacific
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
