IUCN Congress: the MIO programme

IUCN Congress - Espace Générations Nature Workshops/Stands MIO - Location: Esplanade 4 - I1-I2 4-11 September 2021 - Discover the BathyBot project, a deep-sea rover controlled remotely via the Internet [...]
AMAZOMIX campaign: study of physical processes and their impact on the marine ecosystem at the mouth of the Amazon River

MIO staff taking part in the studyA multidisciplinary team of 17 French and Brazilian researchers will be embarking from 27 August to 8 October on board the ANTEA, a deep-sea [...].
The release of plastic additives into the ocean

Les fragments de déchets plastiques qui flottent à la surface des océans sont symptomatiques d’une pollution plus large qui affecte l’ensemble de l’environnement marin. Pour prendre la mesure de cette […]
The MIO is looking forward to seeing you at the World Conservation Congress, Parc Chanot in Marseille, from 4 September 2021!

We'll be at the Espaces Générations Nature areas, open to the public free of charge and with no need to book, to offer you a whole host of activities. The Espaces Générations Nature areas will be open to the general public free of charge and with no need to register [...].
An Ocean of Discovery: Twenty thousand leagues under the sea

CNRS Le Journal : Immersion in the deep sea: the deep sea remains one of the least studied systems in the ocean. Christian Tamburini, director of research at the Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie, invites us to [...]
European Conference - Protecting our oceans: the challenge of European leadership in the world

AMU's representative office in Brussels recently organised a conference with several laboratories, including the MIO, entitled "Protecting our oceans: the challenge of European leadership in the field of [...].
Mapping Project

On 7 and 8 July, aboard two zodiacs and the Anthédon, our CEM/EMBIO colleagues from Toulon carried out manoeuvres and took samples in the Rade de Toulon [...].
Post-cruise meeting TONGA

The TONGA post-cruise meeting took place in Villefranche sur mer on 30 June and 1 July. It brought together between 50 and 60 participants from 15 international laboratories, 50% [...]
Become involved in the BiodivAquArt scientific project, aquatic biodiversity in art!

Our MIO colleagues Thomas Changeux and Thomas Richard (EMBIO) are heavily involved in this projectWhen you visit a museum and see a work of art containing an aquatic animal? [...]
The Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie renews its observation facilities at Frioul

The City of Marseille has approved the renewal of the precarious occupation agreement with the Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), which uses atmospheric fallout collectors installed on the island of [...].