Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"