Many researchers, engineers and students from the laboratory took part in the MOOSE "Grande Echelle" campaign, which was held on the NO Pourquoi pas? from 6 September to 1 October 2022: Anthony Bosse (leg 2 mission leader), Thibaut Wagener, François Carlotti, Karine Leblanc, Sandra Nunige, Léa Guyomarc'h, Nicole Garcia, Morgane Didry, Magali Lescot, as well as several students and PhD candidates: Élisabeth Chevillon, Thibaut Antoine, Florian Haitz, Cristhian Asto and Théo Garcia. A number of laboratories are taking part in this multi-disciplinary campaign, including MIO, the Laboratoire d'Océanographie et de Climat (LOCEAN, Paris), the Institut de la Mer de Villefranche, CEFREM (Perpignan) and the Station Biologique de Roscoff.
This annual campaign, which has been taking place since 2010, is part of a MOOSE National Observation Service dedicated to long-term monitoring of the physical, biogeochemical and biological properties of the north-western Mediterranean (https://www.moose-network.fr/fr/). This network is more broadly integrated into the Coastal and Littoral Research Infrastructure (IR-ILICO, https://www.ir-ilico.fr/).
Each year, MOOSE-GE provides a network of around one hundred stations for physical parameters (temperature, salinity, currents) and biogeochemical parameters (nutrients, oxygen, carbon, pH, etc.) covering the north-western Mediterranean basin, including around twenty biological stations where plankton net samples are taken to analyse taxonomic diversity and environmental genomics. The campaign also supports the development of new protocols, such as this year's deployment of RESPIRE drifting lines (M. Bressace, IMEV), the isolation of new bioluminescent bacteria (M. Lescot, MIO) and the deployment of new equipment such as the Deepnet and the Planktoscope (K. Leblanc, MIO).
An important objective of the campaign is to train students on board in the form of a floating university. This year on the NO Pourquoi Pas? we were able to take on board 18 students from a number of French universities (Sorbonne University, Toulon University, Aix-Marseille University, etc.). They all shared their experiences with us, with stars in their eyes and, let's hope, a desire to continue in the field of oceanography.
This 2022 edition was a success in every way. See you in July 2023 for the next edition!
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