Trash bins, chairs, stools, tables, barriers, posts, rental bikes,… An impressive amount of urban furniture resurfaced this Saturday, October 8 on the docks of the Vieux-Port of Marseille. Accompanied by a significant amount of cans and bottles, a few scooters, and the classic harbor bottoms: the tire. All these objects were pulled out of the […]
The President of the United States will visit Hawaii on Wednesday, August 31, to officially create the world’s largest marine nature reserve. He will give a speech on Midway Atoll, right at the heart of the marine sanctuary. In the context of climate change, which makes the protection of federal waters and lands more necessary […]
To respond to the release of the film » The Shallows » which was released yesterday in cinemas (in the vein of » Jaws » by Spielberg), theOceanographic Institute of Monaco has just made available a toolkit in the form of sheets to prevent shark attacks. This unique document was born from the conclusions of two […]
Imagine yourself at sea in the middle of nowhere, you lean over the railing and there you see them: plastic waste. A whole concentration of small and large debris from the land that, by the chance of ocean currents, particularly oceanic gyres (a sort of vortex), end up concentrated in the same place. These places, […]
What if the silent world could speak? It’s the idea that the association » A Ocean of Life » chaired by René Heuzey had. Director and producer, this expert in underwater filming has not less than a hundred television shows, reports, and internationally recognized films to his credit. By using his notoriety, this globetrotter first […]
The crucial role of the oceans in our climate A few days before the inauguration of the COP21 in Paris, it is essential to remind divers, whether amateur or professional, of the importance of oceans for the health of our planet. Indeed, the exhibition Plankton & Co, installed at the Montparnasse-Bienvenüe station, highlights the vital […]
Le National Sea Center in Boulogne-sur-Mer Nausicaa and the Megaptera association have set up a crowdfunding campaign to tag the world’s largest fish: the whale shark. From €5 donations via the Ulule crowdfunding platform, you can contribute to the study of this emblematic animal: lifestyle, migration, reproduction, to study this species in detail and promote […]
