Studying, understanding and protecting The Great Hammerhead in French Polynesia

S: 14° 58’ 15’’ • W: 147° 37’ 40’’

Mokarran Protection Society

The Mokarran Protection Society is a French non-profit organisation located in Rangiroa in French Polynesia, which aims to study and protect the Great Hammerhead Shark.

Despite its endangered status, the Great Hammerhead Shark is one the least-known shark species in the world.

Through our scientific expeditions conducted in the Tuamotu archipelago, we aim to better understand this emblematic species and actively contribute to the protection of this endangered top predator.

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News

Biology
Sphyrna mokarran
Action
Mokarran Exploration
Conservation
TAMATAROA
Action
Mokarran Science
Action
Newsletter January 2021
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Our team

All passionate about the oceans and the marine biodiversity, everyone brings his or her talent and strength to contribute to the protection of the Great Hammerhead Shark. Learn more about our team.

Jean-Marie JEANDEL
President
Florent BERSANI
Vice-president and Treasurer
Nastazia FEMMAMI
General secretary
Béatrice RIGOREAU
Administrative pole
Tatiana BOUBE
Scientific department - Coordinator
Antonin GUILBERT
Exploration department - Coordinator
Alexander MATAARERE
Country department - Coordinator
Audrey LENORMAND
Mokarran Académie - Coordinatrice
Virginie JEANDEL
Communication department - Coordinator
Pierre-Louis STENGER
Scientific department
Yann FOLLIN
Academy department
Laurent RIGOREAU
Logistics pole
Enzo LAURENT
IT department
Marc HAYEK
Exploration department
Farid CHALABI
Legal department
Manuella BURLOT
Communication department
Claire-Sophie AZAM
Mokarran Science
Jean-Marc BELIN
Mokarran Exploration
Lorie GUILBERT
Mokarran Communication
Benoit VERDEILLE
Mokarran Communication
Christelle FESCAU
Mokarran communication
Elise DELCOUR
Scientific department
Thibaut THELLIER
Scientific department
Étienne MENAGER
Mokarran science
Jeanne OBERLIN
Mokarran science
Olivia GUELFI
Stagiaire - 2023
Kenya KEBAILI
Stagiaire - 2023

Our research station

We are located in Rangiroa atoll, west of the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia.

S: 14° 58’ 15’’ • W: 147° 37’ 40’’

Bibliography

Genetic
2018
Published by Germain Boussarie, Judith Bakker, Owen S. Wangensteen, Stefano Mariani, Lucas Bonnin, Jean-Baptiste Juhel, Jeremy J. Kiszka, Michel Kulbicki, Stephanie Manel, William D. Robbins, Laurent Vigliola, David Mouillot
Environmental DNA illuminates the dark diversity of sharks_Science Advances  02 May 2018:Vol. 4, no. 5
#DNA #eDNA
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General
2018
Published by Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica_Hammerhead shark
#Conservation #Ecologie #Habitat #Description #Threat
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Conservation
2018
Published by Rigby, C.L., Dulvy, N.K., Carlson, J., Fernando, D., Fordham, S., Jabado, R.W., Liu, K.M., Marshall, A., Pacoureau, N., Romanov, E., Sherley, R.B. & Winker, H.
Supplementary Information for Sphyrna mokarran_Red List IUCN
#Conservation #Ecologie #Habitat #Distribution #Threats #Population
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