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)

Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Ostracodes  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK

Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.

Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)