Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant un plongeur récoltant les pièges à sediment (© Stareso)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
