Spotlight on the biological pump: the impact of bioluminescence
In the ocean, sunlight gradually diminishes over the first few hundred metres, before total darkness sets in. In this dark environment, one of the least known biomes on the planet, [...]
AMU INFO Newsletter from the President of Aix-Marseille University to the entire university community
The university year is drawing to a close, with the summer holidays just around the corner. This year will have been marked by a number of changes - first and foremost the [...]
The Arctic Ocean exports mercury to the Atlantic Ocean
Several mercury assessments carried out by different teams indicate that there is a net export of mercury from the Arctic to the Atlantic, via the Fram Strait, the only deep link between the Arctic and [...].
Six objectives to reinforce our positive trajectory
Editorial by Valérie Verdier, President and Chief Executive OfficerLast Friday saw the holding of J'IRD, the Institute's annual conference, the first of its kind under my term of office and in a new format due to the [...].
The MIO wishes Pascal Douillet, IRD research officer in the OPLC team, a happy retirement.
Pascal Douillet's retirement party went off without a hitch on Thursday 9 July from 4pm to 7.30pm. Around fifty people from the IRD centre [...]
The oceans, a multidisciplinary research priority for the CNRS
The oceans are at the heart of the political and scientific agendas for the coming years. With more than 2,000 ocean-related researchers in some fifty laboratories, the CNRS [...]
MIO on LinkedIn!
The Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology is now on LinkedIn. Follow our news!
New board members and impact factors for ASLO
Every year, on July 1, a new group of ASLO members begin their term of office on the ASLO Board of Directors. When we announced the results of the election [...], we were [...].
Engaging in sustainability science: a practice consistent with global challenges
L’édito de Valérie Verdier, présidente-directrice généraleVendredi dernier s’est tenu notre conseil d’administration. Je tiens tout d’abord à remercier toutes celles et ceux qui ont permis son organisation et son bon […]
Tribute to Olivier Le Fèvre
Olivier Le Fèvre died on 25 June 2020 at the age of 59. Olivier had been courageously and lucidly battling a brain tumour for the past two and a half years.Olivier Le [...]