Opening of the OCEANS exhibition

On Friday 21 March, the Oceans exhibition was launched at Marseille's Natural History Museum, in the presence of Aurélie Biancarelli and Hervé Menchon, deputy mayors of Marseille, the Director of the [...]
Congratulations to Tiffany Monfort (EMBIO) who defended her thesis on Friday 21 March 2025.

Tiffany Monfort (EMBIO) defended her thesis on Friday 21 March 2025 at 9:00 am at the Oceanomed Amphitheatre - Luminy on the following subject: 3D structure, functionality and resilience of [...]
What if the digital models go off the rails?

🌊 Episode 2 - Modelling ocean currentsWith digital ocean models, it is possible to reduce the environmental impact of cargo ships just by optimising their route... Provided that [...]
BIOLUMOPS, bioluminescence in the Mediterranean

From 13 to 27 March 2025, the first mission of the BIOLUMOPS project will take place: Bioluminescence Marine, Observations spatio-temporelles in situ par Planeur Sous-marin (ANR-ASTRID, PI: S. Martini-MIO, F [...]
MIO Seminar - Clara Ruiz Gonzalez - 28 March 2025

Clara Ruiz González, a researcher at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), will be giving a seminar on Friday 28 March 2025 at 10.30 am in the Océanomed amphitheatre in Luminy, on the theme of [...].
Studying the role of the tropical ocean in CO2 sequestration: Mission accomplished for the 7th HOPE-HOPE-VV oceanographic expedition to the South Pacific!

Mission accomplished for the 7th HOPE-HOPE-VV oceanographic expedition in the South Pacific! 16 days at sea aboard the vessel Antea with a threefold objective: to ensure the maintenance [...]
Actors for change: ambassadors for the Aix-Marseille Provence region

One Provence has unveiled the first collective of 40 players in economic, environmental and social transition in the Aix-Marseille-Provence region, including our colleague Céline Rommevaux. Managers, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, [...]
Immersciences | Deep sea: What mysteries lurk at the bottom of the ocean?

"Immersciences" is a real immersion into the world of research carried out by the scientific teams of the OSU Institut Pythéas laboratories (CNRS, AMU, IRD, INRAE), from the bottom of the oceans to the farthest reaches of the [...].
Young 3rd year trainees

From 24 to 28 February 2025, the MIO welcomed five young trainees from the 3rd year of secondary school, who were particularly motivated and interested in the seafaring professions.
Microalgae that speed up the melting of the ice caps

France 2 report (20h00, 25 February 2025 - from 32″27″) Interview with Rey Mourot and James Bradley, CNRS researchers assigned to the MIO Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie [Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology].

