IUCN Congress : Live Biomim'expo on 7 September 2021
Packed with debates and presentations, the IUCN Congress provided the opportunity for a live Biomim'expo on 7 September 2021 on the theme of Architecture, Cities, Biodiversity and Biomimetics, with [...].
The Cédric Garnier 2021 Prize for Excellence was awarded to Vincent Fauvelle (CEM team)
On 07 September 2021, the MIO Comex awarded the Cédric Garnier 2021 prize to Vincent Fauvelle, IRD research fellow (CEM team)The Comex recalled the excellent quality [...]
What is bioluminescence?
Fluorescent, phosphorescent, bioluminescent... What are they? Laurie Casalot from the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) MIO Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography tells us all about it! To find out more
Our former doctoral student Valentine Meunier, UMR Entropie / UMR MIO, selected by Vanity Fair France as one of the 30 people under 30 who will change France in 2021.
Valentine Meunier, biologist, aged 28Hope. The title of her thesis, to be presented in April 2021, may seem daunting: "Interactions between scleractinian corals, microplankton and planktonic diazotrophs". But in it she discusses two major discoveries and [...].
Marine biodiversity: how can we preserve the Posidonia meadow?
In the Mediterranean, a large part of the biodiversity develops on the seabed between 0 and 50 metres. It is at this depth that the Posidonia meadow is found, a plant that [...]
The VVP is getting bolder, JULIO is doing well and "C'est Toujours pas Sorcier" is filming.
The "C'est toujours pas sorcier" (CTPS) team of cameramen and stage manager boarded the Antédon II on Tuesday 31 August for the JULIO-VVP-test mission (31 August to 3 September 2021).
Congratulations to Marc Garel (MEB), who defended his thesis on 24 September 2021.
In front of a packed amphitheatre, Marc gave a brilliant presentation of his thesis on the following subject: Hyperbaric methods, procedures and techniques for the study of deep-sea microorganisms in [...].
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 […]