La Source, Tahiti

The site owes its name to a freshwater spring emerging from the depths of the ocean. It gushes out at 5-6 meters below the surface and is easily visible due to the column of fresh water escaping from it. This is what is called a halocline. This site is well-known in Tahiti for turtle watching.

Marine life at this site

This site is teeming with fish, and you may encounter sharks, but above all, it is a haven of peace for turtles that come to rest among the corals.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Thin-shelled Rock Crab

Grapsus tenuicrustatus2 obs.

Pillow Cushion Star

Culcita novaeguineae1 obs.

Flower Urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus1 obs.

Guilding's Sea Star

Linckia guildingi1 obs.

Desirable Flabellina

Coryphellina exoptata1 obs.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria leucospilota1 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata1 obs.

Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber

Actinopyga varians1 obs.

Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

Holothuria atra1 obs.

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Bloody Pebble Crab

Leptodius sanguineus3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Etisus splendidus2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Halgerda berberiani1 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Rusty Guard Crab

Trapezia bidentata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Metopograpsus thukuhar1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Parribacus antarcticus1 obs.