Larva of decapod crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.

Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK

Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.

Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

The research vessel "James COOK"

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.

Amphipode crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Copepode Coryceide  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)

Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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)

Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)