Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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

Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)

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Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)

Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Elephant seal equipped with a sensor