mon océan & moi

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)

Ctenaria Beroe ovata  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Prélèvements d'eau des mésocosmes pour analyses, lors de l'expérience menée en Corse en juin/juillet 2012 (© A. Ree, PML)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Tunicata Pyrosoma  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni

Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Remote-controlled sailboat

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Larva of decapod crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)