mon océan & moi

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)

Remote-controlled sailboat

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

Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)

Radiolarians  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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

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

Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

The research vessel "James COOK"

Larva of decapod crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)