mon océan & moi

Copepode Sapphirina iris  (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)

Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)

Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)