María de los Ángeles Gallardo – Centro Científico ESMOI, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, 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
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
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
