Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)