I've been a member of the S.O.S Grand Bleu association since 1997. Its office is located in the beautiful village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (France), not far from Nice and Ville franche sur mer. It has just celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Mr. Rick O'Barry is the hero of a documentary filmed in Taiji, Japan, entitled -The Cove-, which refers to the annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins. It opens in cinemas today.

Change on my side. Finally my employer is going to sell his company on January 1st 2010. He wanted to do it for a while.

Dear visitors, Some days life has surprises in store for us... I was leaving with my group of

Quite a few delays this month, as the season got off to a fast start. Bearing in mind that from July to December 2010, we have the peak tourist season throughout French Polynesia.

In my 2002 report entitled "Pollution and its effects on cetaceans", written in collaboration with Stéphanie Raynaud in Montpellier (France), I had already largely exposed the problem. But I wanted to provide further explanations of other general problems.

I was sent a report (in English) dated 2007, about orcas (Orcinus orca) hunting tuna in the Strait of Gibraltar.

I'm in rehab right now to get my knee back in shape, so I spend a lot of time in the lagoon in front of my faré (Tahitian house).
Since yesterday, from the shore, I had seen a fisherman using a net to catch fish. Today, I see him again accompanied by a second person and always at the same place.

Like many Canadians, we were in front of the TV on Sunday night to watch the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood!
Director Louie Psihoyos' The Cove (with Richard O'Barry) was nominated for best documentary, but the competition was tough!

I was a bit disconnected from France and the latest topics concerning captivity and marine zoos.