BioSWOT-Med cruise : A successful campaign under SWOT swath in the NW Mediterranean Sea

 

The BioSWOT-Med campaign ended on Sunday 14th May after four weeks of navigation sampling an area characterized by a persistent front between modified Atlantic waters of different ages about 100 km north-est of Menorca Island (Spain) under one of SWOT swaths. The BioSWOT-Med scientific team is fully satisfied by the data that were acquired and thanks the Captain and the crew of R/V L’Atalante which allowed a great campaign despite challenging weather conditions.

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Cédric Cotté

How fine scales structure the distribution of top predators

 

Cédric Cotté is in charge of monitoring marine top predators during the BioSWOT-Med campaign. Here he explains how mesoscale features structure the foraging of marine top predators by generating favorable areas where preys are aggregated.

 

The new wave of oceanographers: Emily Wagonnier

 

 

BathyBot : awakening of a robot in the depths of the Mediterranean

 

BathyBot is the first deep-sea robot in Europe to be permanently installed at a depth of more than 2400 meters.

It has just begun its mission in the Mediterranean Sea and has revealed the first images of its environment.

Accompanied by an artificial reef and a battery of instruments, BathyBot will study the biodiversity, bioluminescence and biogeochemical processes of the sea floor.

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Laure Chirurgien

Measuring oxygen and community production

 

Laure Chirurgien is in charge of measuring oxygen dissolved in seawater and community production. Here she describes the different instruments she uses, some of which especially developed at MIO.

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Sandra Nunige

Measuring nutrients

 

Sandra Nunige is an expert in nutrient salt measurements. Here she describes the different analyses she will carry out during the BioSWOT-Med cruise. 

 

Sandra Nunige.

 

APERO Campaign: Understanding how the ocean stores carbon

From June 2 to July 17, 2023, in the Northeast Atlantic, the oceanographic campaign Apero will take place, co-directed by CNRS researchers (LEMAR, MIO, LOV).

This campaign aims to study the "biological carbon pump", a phenomenon through which the ocean limits the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

It should help identify the consequences of climate change on the ocean's ability to absorb carbon.

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Véronique Cornet

How to study phytoplankton diversity?

 

Véronique Cornet is an expert of microphytoplankton and its role in the biological carbon pump. Here she explains what phytoplankton are, how to collect them at sea, and how to analyze their diversity.

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Morgane Didry

The flow cytometer

 

Morgane Didry is in charge of flow cytometry in the BioSWOT-Med cruise. Here she explains how it works and what information it can provide about different assemblages of phytoplankton..

 

BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Alice della Penna

The exclusion experiment to measure zooplankton grazing

 

During BioSWOT-Med Alice della Penna is in charge of study zooplankton grazing. She explains what it is, why it is important to measure it and she describe a new “exclusion experiment” to study it during the campaign.