mon océan & moi

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)

Ctenaria Beroe ovata  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant un plongeur récoltant les pièges à sediment (© Stareso)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Rosette for collecting seawater samples

Larva of decapod crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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

Amphipode crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Trimaran of INSU

Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée

Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard) 

Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)

Radiolarians  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)