Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche en face de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Ctenaria Beroe ovata (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
