First measurements of plastics in the Mediterranean deep sea
For the first time at such depths in the Mediterranean, a team of French, Monegasque and Italian scientists was able to analyse marine waste and microplastics down to 2200 metres [...].
Ocean and climate: French research mobilised in a priority research programme
The new "Ocean and Climate" priority research programme brings together the strengths of the French scientific community to gain a better understanding of this ecosystem and protect it more effectively. The [...]
The MIO launches the Cédric GARNIER 2021 Prize for Excellence
This prize for excellence is awarded every year, for the 3rd time, by the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology (MIO) in memory of Cédric GARNIER, a teacher-researcher at the University of Toulon and the architect of the [...].
The "gelification" of the oceans: the relationship between jellyfish and mankind. A talk by Delphine Thibault
The last Wednesday of every month at 7pm, citizens' meetings on ecology and the environment at the Endoume marine station. On Wednesday 30 June 2021, follow the [...]
Freshwater fish in France
A collegiate work by 48 authors, all recognised specialists, with the participation of the Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie - MIO, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, the Office français pour la Biodiversité, the Société Française d'Ichtyologie [...].
Aquatic Science Meeting 2021-22-27 June 2021-Virtual meeting
As part of the ASLO conference, the present and future of nitrogen fixation in aquatic systemsMar Benavides, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanographie, mar.benavides@ird.frSophie Bonnet, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanographie, sophie.bonnet@univ-amu.frMaren Voss, [...]
The protected coastline of the Calanques threatened by an invasive Asian green alga in the Mediterranean
Every summer, divers from the Marseille Sports Loisirs Culture (MSLC) club organise their traditional dive at Callelongue, to clean up the rubbish that has accumulated over the year. Except that they have [...]
The VVP takes it easy...
On 2 and 3 June 2021, it will be in the fresh water of the 10 m deep pit belonging to the well-known COMEX subsea works company that the VVP (Vertical Velocity [...].
News from the MOOSE-GE1 campaign
On board Ifremer's Thalassa, biological observations are in full swing as part of the MOOSE Mediterranean Ocean Observing System for the Environment campaignThe laboratories involved in this [...].
Calanques de Marseille: an invasive seaweed from Japan is proliferating
An algae is proliferating rapidly in the Callelongue cove in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). Its size and green colour make it easy to spot, and its presence is a cause for concern. 60 cm of seaweed covers [...].