Plastic in the food chain, from plankton to humans
Off the coast of Marseille, Mélanie Ourgaud (CEM) is sampling plastic mixed with plankton to study its impact on the food chain, both on fish and on humans. Brut has [...]
What does the future hold for the great warm currents of the oceans?
Nouvel Article du Journal La Marseillaise avec une interview de notre collègue Vincent Rossi – Quel futur pour les grands courants chauds des océans ?Les changements de force ou de […]
At the bedside of the Mediterranean: Update on the MISTRALS programme
In its latest issue (July-September 2021), La Recherche magazine takes a look at the results of the MISTRALS programme with our colleague Daniela Banaru.Coordinated by the CNRS, Mistrals [...].
France 3 L'Avant JT - Algae at sea, a threat or a benefit?
Thierry Thibaut, Professeur à Aix-Marseille Université affecté au MIO, était interviewé, ce lundi 21 juin 2021, sur France 3 sur l’apparition d’une algue brune envahissante en Méditerranée et notamment dans […]
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, [...]