Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 -  Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
  
			
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
 
 
 
			Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Coccolithophore  (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Remote-controlled sailboat
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
 
 
 
			Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.