mon océan & moi

Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (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)

Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Elephant seal equipped with a sensor

Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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

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

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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