Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
The research vessel "James COOK"
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)