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Official signature of the Declaration of Punta Arenas, Chile, by the IRD and the MNHN

Léa Cabrol (MIO-MEB), representative of the Institute of Research for Development (IRD)-MNHN in Chile signed last week the Declaration of Punta Arenas with national authorities, represented by Andrés Couve, Chilean Minister of Science,...
Official signature of the Declaration of Punta Arenas, Chile, by the IRD and the MNHN

Cries for the Oceans Day

The MIO teams will take part in the Cries for the Oceans Day, which will take place on January 22 at the Théâtre de la Criée from 11:00 am. Understanding and protecting marine biodiversity is a major issue! Come and join us!  
Cries for the Oceans Day

Mar Benavides, IRD research fellow, assigned to MIO-CYBELE, received the CNRS Bronze Medal 2021, on Friday, December 02, 2021

The Bronze Medal was awarded by Nicolas Arnaud, Director of the INSU CNRS Mar Benavides, a researcher in microbial oceanography, specialized in functional diversity and biogeochemistry at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology. "...
Mar Benavides, IRD research fellow, assigned to MIO-CYBELE, received the CNRS Bronze Medal 2021, on Friday, December 02, 2021

Congratulations to Emily Chase (MEB) who defended her thesis on Wednesday, December 15, 2021

On the following subject: "PHYCOVIR: diversity and impact of viruses on intensive culture of microalgae in open environment".   Thesis supervisor: Guillaume Blanc, Research Director Co-supervisor: Christelle Desnues, Research Director...
Congratulations to Emily Chase (MEB) who defended her thesis on Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Interview of Lars-Éric Heimbürger-Boavida, MIO-CEM, in the Parisien newspaper: "high concentrations of mercury in Arctic animals and their human consumers

The presence of mercury in the oceans and one of its most harmful forms for living beings is a major part of the scientist's research, and he participated in an expedition to the Arctic. What role has the Axa Research Fund played in your...
Interview of Lars-Éric Heimbürger-Boavida, MIO-CEM, in the Parisien newspaper: "high concentrations of mercury in Arctic animals and their human consumers

What to do with mining waste? The example of red mud in the Mediterranean

  A seminar will be held on December 14, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Observatoire Midi Pyrénées in Toulouse, presented by Stéphanie Jacquet (MIO-CEM) and Christophe Monnin (GET - Toulouse). Since the 1960s, residues (red mud) from the...
What to do with mining waste? The example of red mud in the Mediterranean

BathyBot - A deep-sea caterpillar to see the invisible

In the IFREMER test tank. A lot of preparation and handling before the operations at sea. Remember to subscribe to @bathybot's Tweeter account to learn more about the behind-the-scenes preparations for the EMSO-LO/BathyCruise campaign that...
BathyBot - A deep-sea caterpillar to see the invisible

Congratulations to Baptiste Dombs (OPLC) who defended his thesis on Monday December 13, 2021

On the following topic: "Identification and detection of transient phenomena contained in low signal-to-noise ratio radar measurements. Joint applications to oceanographic and atmospheric problems".   Under the supervision of Mr. Charles-...
Congratulations to Baptiste Dombs (OPLC) who defended his thesis on Monday December 13, 2021

The waltz of phytoplankton in the Mediterranean

the impact of fine-scale currents on phytoplankton communities. In 2018, during the PROTEVSMED-SWOT campaign that took place south of the Balearic Islands, an international consortium, taking advantage of near real-time satellite...
The waltz of phytoplankton in the Mediterranean

Discovering the infinitely small ocean: radio interview on RFI with Sophie Bonnet (MIO-CYBELE) and Laurie Casalot (MIO-MEB)

Microorganisms represent more than two thirds of the biomass of the world ocean. Plant plankton, animal plankton, viruses, bacteria... This microbiome is little known, yet it captures carbon, produces oxygen, is at the base of the food...
Discovering the infinitely small ocean: radio interview on RFI with Sophie Bonnet (MIO-CYBELE) and Laurie Casalot (MIO-MEB)