R. Burns et al, Community-Based Monitoring for Rapid Assessment of Nearshore Coral Reefs Amid Disturbances in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, Remote Sensing (2024). DOI: 10.3390/rs16050853 ...

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The island of Tahiti is beautiful ... because the waves break over a sharp coral reef just a few meters below the surface. Surfers are vulnerable to severe cuts from the reef; loss of boardshorts ...

But concerns remain: Environmentalists and local fishers fear that drilling into the coral reef could attract ciguatera, a microscopic alga that infects fish and makes people sick if eaten ...

The village annually hosts the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf competition as part of the Association of Surfing Professionals World surfing circuit. Teahupo’o has a reputation as having some of the ...

Around 120 South Pacific islands of French Polynesia offer stunning beaches, clear water, coral reefs, marine life ... head for the best known islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora, Rangiroa, Mo’orea ...