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A snorkeler swims with a ray at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A snorkeler swims with a ray at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, reaches for a fish caught in his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, reaches for a fish caught in his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Max Brown, center, films underwater during a tour with other snorkelers to a local marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Max Brown, center, films underwater during a tour with other snorkelers to a local marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, removes fish from his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, removes fish from his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, picks up a net after fishing in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, picks up a net after fishing in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Alonso Correa, of Peru, paddles back out to the lineup as the sun rises over a protected marine reserve, or rahui, behind, during a training session before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Alonso Correa, of Peru, paddles back out to the lineup as the sun rises over a protected marine reserve, or rahui, behind, during a training session before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Snorkelers swim with rays at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Snorkelers swim with rays at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, sets up his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, sets up his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, removes a fish from his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ruben, a fisherman who gave only his first name, removes a fish from his net in a lagoon outside of a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A blacktip reef shark swims at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A blacktip reef shark swims at a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tiahura, on the island of Moorea, in Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Laurence Taaitoa, 6, swims in a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Laurence Taaitoa, 6, swims in a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Tautira, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People take a boat out into a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Papara, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People take a boat out into a marine reserve, or rahuri, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Papara, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)