A CO₂ sink in the South Pacific marine desert
Six colleagues from the MIO (Sophie Bonnet, Elvira Pulido, Olivier Grosso, Sandra Nunige, Caroline Lory and Mercedes Camps) have just co-published an international study in the prestigious journal Science [...].
HOT Hg campaign
The HOT Hg campaign took place from 15 to 29 May 2023, two wonderfully exhausting weeks on the island of Panarea to study natural mercury emissions, their impact [...].
BioSWOT-Med campaign: A successful campaign!
The BioSWOT-Med campaign came to an end on Sunday 14 May after four weeks of sailing in a zone characterised by a persistent front between modified Atlantic waters of different ages at [...].
BioSWOT-Med campaign: Interview with Cédric Cotté
How fine scales structure the distribution of large predators Cédric Cotté is in charge of monitoring large marine predators as part of the BioSWOT-Med campaign. Here he explains [...]
BathyBot: a robot wakes up in the depths of the Mediterranean
BathyBot est le premier robot profond en Europe installé de façon permanente, à plus de 2400 mètres de profondeur.Il vient de débuter sa mission en mer Méditerranée et de dévoiler […]
The new wave of oceanographers: Emily Wagonnier
Emily Wagonnier is a third-year PhD student in biological oceanography working on understanding the different forms of phosphorus that can be used by phytoplankton in Solange Duhamel's laboratory at [...].
BioSWOT-Med campaign: Interview with Laure Chirurgien
Measuring oxygen and community production Laure Chirurgien is responsible for measuring dissolved oxygen in seawater and community production. Here she describes the various instruments she uses to [...]
APERO campaign: Understanding how the ocean stores carbon
From 2 June to 17 July 2023, the Apero oceanographic campaign, co-directed by CNRS researchers (LEMAR, MIO, LOV), will take place in the North-East Atlantic. The aim of the campaign is to [...]
BioSWOT-Med campaign: Interview with Sandra Nunige
Measuring nutrients Sandra Nunige is an expert in measuring nutrient salts. Here she describes the various analyses she will be carrying out during the BioSWOT-Med cruise. Sandra Nunige. THE INSTRUMENTS ON [...]
BioSWOT-Med campaign: Interview with Véronique Cornet
How can we study the diversity of phytoplankton? Véronique Cornet is a specialist in microphytoplankton and their role in the biological carbon pump. Here she explains what phytoplankton are, how they [...].