Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
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)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
