La C.O.I. de l'UNESCO soutient les projets "Mon Ocean & moi" et "Adopt a float"

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

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)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Carte bathymétrique mondiale

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

Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)