The research vessel "James COOK"

Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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)

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

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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

Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Siphonophore  Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)