Congratulations to Baptiste Dombs (OPLC), who defended his thesis on Monday 13 December 2021.

On the following subject: "Identification and detection of transient phenomena contained in low signal-to-noise ratio radar measurements. Joint applications to oceanographic and atmospheric problems" Under the direction [...]
BathyBot - A deep-sea caterpillar to see the invisible

In the IFREMER test basin. A lot of preparation and handling before operations at sea. Don't forget to subscribe to @bathybot's Tweeter account to find out more about [...]
Interview with Lars-Éric Heimbürger-Boavida, MIO-CEM, in Le Parisien: "High concentrations of mercury in Arctic animals and their human consumers".

The presence of mercury in the oceans, and one of its most harmful forms for living creatures, is a major part of the research carried out by this scientist, who has notably [...].
Mar Benavides, IRD research fellow assigned to MIO-CYBELE, was awarded the CNRS Bronze Medal for 2021 on Friday 02 December 2021.

The Bronze Medal was awarded to her by Nicolas Arnaud, Director of the INSU CNRSMar Benavides, a researcher in microbial oceanography specialising in functional diversity and biogeochemistry at the Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie". [...]
Congratulations to Emily Chase (MEB) who defended her thesis on Wednesday 15 December 2021.

On the following topic: "PHYCOVIR: diversity and impact of viruses on the intensive cultivation of microalgae in an open environment". Thesis supervisor: Guillaume Blanc, Research Director.
10th AFEM symposium organised by the MIO

A large number of MIO staff took part in the 10th FEM conference, which was held by videoconference from 15 to 19 November.
Congratulations to Cathy Wimart-Rousseau (CEM), who defended her thesis on Tuesday 14 December 2021.

On the following topic: "Seasonal and multiannual dynamics of the carbonate system in surface waters in the Mediterranean Sea "Thesis supervisor: Patrick Raimbault, Research DirectorCo-supervisor: Thibaut [...]
What should be done with mining waste? The example of red mud in the Mediterranean

A seminar will be held on 14 December 2021 at 11am at the Observatoire Midi Pyrénées in Toulouse, presented by Stéphanie Jacquet (MIO-CEM) and Christophe Monnin (GET - Toulouse). Since the 1960s, [...]
BiodivAquArt tracks down aquatic fauna in works of art

Aquatic Biodiversity in Art (BiodivAquArt) is a study in historical ecology aimed at gaining a better understanding of the evolution of aquatic ecosystems in Europe since medieval times. Paintings have always [...]
Samples taken around the wreck of the Franken in Gdansk

As part of the PHC-Polonium programme between MIO and IOPAN (The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences), the first sampling mission around the wreck of the [...].