Embryos and larvae Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. Duringthe austral summer,the amount of chlorophyllais so low thatthe water becomesdeepblue,almostpurple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Appendiculaires - Ils vivent dans leurs filets L’appendiculaire, proche ancêtre des vertébrés, fabrique des logettes aux filtres délicats à la fois résidence et filet de pêche.
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-JacquesPangrazi)
Diatoms - Life in glass houses Champions of photosynthesis, these unicellular organisms appeared at the time of dinosaurs.They produce a quarter of the oxygen we breathe.
