mon océan & moi

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)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Remote-controlled sailboat

Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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

Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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

Stickers & Goodies

Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Foraminifera   (Photo : Fabien Lombard)