MIO Seminar - Prof. Erik van Sebille - Monday, June 23, 2025
Dr. Erik van Sebille, Professor of Oceanography & Public Engagement at Utrecht University (Netherlands), will give a seminar at MIO, on Monday 23 June 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 in [...]
Growing anaerobic bacteria for biotechnology
The latest issue of IRD Le Mag features a portrait of our colleague Marianne Quéméneur, a microbiologist specialising in anaerobic micro-organisms living in extreme marine environments. To find out more
Jellyfish, a presence you're going to have to get used to on Mediterranean coasts
On 8 June, La Provence published an article entitled Jellyfish, a presence on the Mediterranean coast that we're going to have to get used to. We spoke to our colleague Delphine [...]
Mediterranean sardines continue to shrink
On 28 May, La Provence published an article entitled Les sardines rétrécissent en Méditerranée: pour les pêcheurs, "c'est la faute du thon" [Sardines are shrinking in the Mediterranean: for fishermen, "it's the fault of the tuna"]. We spoke to our colleague Daniela [...]
Clean Harbours Active in Biodiversity" certification & Eco-awareness day
The Port of Saint-Tropez recently obtained ISO 18725 Clean Ports Active in Biodiversity certification. This worldwide certification rewards rigorous environmental management and innovative initiatives to preserve [...].
A very active month of May at the EMSO-LO Instrumented Site
The EMSO-LO site is a certified instrumented site dedicated to the long-term observation of the deep ocean. EMSO-LO has a number of specific features that make it unique in its field.
The MIO at the EXPLORE 2025 Festival!
Explore returns for a 2nd edition from 10 to 15 June 2025! From 10 to 15 June 2025, the EXPLORE Festival returns to Marseille for its second edition! [...]
The MIO at the Festival Sciences sur Mer!
The MIO will be presenting three workshops on 7 & 8 June 2025 at the Festival Sciences sur Mer in Villefranche sur Mer, alongside UNOC3 and the One Ocean Science Congress: Valérie [...]
Science bars alongside the UNOC!
Alongside UNOC3 and the One Ocean Congress, the scientific community and associations are mobilising to raise public awareness of the importance of the ocean and the role that everyone can play in protecting it.
ATLASea in Marseille
ATLASea is one of the winners of the Priority Exploratory Research Projects and Facilities (PEPR), which target emerging scientific or technological sectors for which the French government wishes to identify and structure [...].