Regional launch of the Fête de la Science 2024 in the PACA region

The regional launch of the Fête de la Science was held at the IFREMER Centre Méditerranée in La Seyne sur Mer on 26 September. Vincent Rigaud, Director of the [...]
Combined HOPE & HOPE-VV campaign

The combined HOPE & HOPE-VV campaign took place on board the Antea, off Noumea, from 3 to 11 September 2024. The three days preceding the campaign had been [...]
MICROBEACH: interdisciplinary research on an urban beach socio-ecosystem conducted by the University of Toulon

Under the beach, water circulates at shallow depths in the porous sandy substrate. This is a little-known aquatic ecosystem, influenced by seawater intrusions and freshwater [...].
Congratulations to Subhadeep Chowdhury, who defended his thesis on Monday 24 June 2024.

Subhadeep Chowdhury defended his thesis on Monday 24 June 2024 at the OCEANOMED amphitheatre on the following topic: Nitrogen fixation in the Indian Ocean: inter-basin and inter-seasonal comparison. [...]
BIOCONTAM International Summer School

The BIOCONTAM International Summer School on Marine Food Webs and Biological Mechanisms for the Transfer of Contaminants was held in Marseille from 17 to 21 June 2024. The MIO was the main [...]
Vincent Rossi interviewed by RFI

RFI recently published a report on the disappearance of the sardinella in Senegal, the country's most popular fish. A study published in June in the British journal [...].
The MIO welcomes classes from the City of Marseille

As usual, the MIO welcomed classes from the city of Marseille on 14 June in the large amphitheatre of the OSU Pythéas, which we would like to thank for this [...].
The MIO takes an active part in the CIVIS Summer University at the Milos hydrothermal field

The five-day summer school (20-24 May 2024) entitled "Bridging the gap between volcanoes - tectonics and geochemistry", organised by the European Civic University Alliance (CIVIS), came to a close [...].
HoloDiv - Exploring the adaptive potential of Mediterranean ecosystems

Led by Didier Aurelle, Senior Lecturer at AMU's Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie, this project focuses on knowledge of the ecological state of ecosystems, which is essential for preserving [...]
Preserving life: an individual and collective responsibility

Charles-François Boudouresque from the MIO will be speaking at the conference La préservation du Vivant : une responsabilité individuelle et collective on Saturday 27 April 2024, Salle municipale des Lices, 13007 Marseille.