ŌSENI
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Last summer Arksenadventures and 10% for the Ocean traveled to Vava'u, Tonga alongside National Geographic Explorer Zuzu Askin to support the advancement of humpback whale research in the Tonga, as part of collaboration led by Ocean Science Expeditions and Dr Sylvia Earle. Filmmaker and OCL Storytelling Grantee Carter Kirilenko joined a small team of storytellers to produce ŌSENI - a short film capturing a journey of exploration and discovery, and a shared effort to reconnect with the ancient stories of the ocean and humpback whales. Along the way, the team collected skin samples, fluke-IDs, behavioural data on humpback whales and environmental DNA samples to gain new insights into lives and health of humpback whales across the region.
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