Trace of human pollution in skipjack tuna meat
An international team, including the MIO, has described for the first time the mechanisms that lead to mercury contamination of Pacific tuna. It shows the role played by [...]
Tiny particles at the controls of climate mechanics
The great mechanics of the Earth's climate is an extremely complex system, based on a subtle balance of different micro-processes. These include carbon exchanges at the surface of the ocean [...].
First RERIPA tenders announced!
The European Research and Innovation project RERIPA "REnforcement des ecosystèmes de R&I pour contrer les impacts du changement climatique dans le PAcifique, 2021-2025" has just published its first two calls for proposals [...].
"C'est pas du vent" on RFI: Discovering the infinitely small world of the ocean
Micro-organisms account for more than two-thirds of the biomass of the world's oceans. Plant plankton, animal plankton, viruses, bacteria... This microbiome is little known, yet it captures carbon, produces [...]
The waltz of phytoplankton in the Mediterranean
Satellite observations and numerical simulations have highlighted the influence of fine-scale structures (eddies, fronts, etc.) on phytoplankton, favouring the input of nutrients at the surface and thus influencing the [...].
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.