Benoît Derijard: “Fishermen’s support for the protection of marine areas is essential”
"The resources of the coastguards are generally insufficient to fight against excessive or illegal recreational fishing," says the researcher. SAMEER...
Mediterranean
Underwater volcanism, a forgotten threat in the Mediterranean
Permanent gas eruptions from Panarea Volcano's crater come directly from the magma chamber, which the submarine volcano shares with Stromboli....
Greece: the scourge of plastic waste in the Mediterranean
The country produces 700,000 tons of plastic waste per year, or 68 kg per inhabitant, of which 11,500 tons end...
The shortcomings of “French-style” marine protected areas
Despite a constantly increasing protected maritime surface, some French seabeds are still threatened by activities often linked to fishing. Scientists...
BathyBot, a robot installed at 2400 meters at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea
From January 31, an Ifremer ship and submarine will deploy an experiment to study the seabed which will notably observe...
The Mediterranean basin, a jewel of biodiversity in urgent need of protection
DECRYPTION - The region is home to a variety of extremely rich ecosystems, the current decline of which alarms specialists....
A hundred migrants rescued off the coast of Libya
The SOS Mediterranean ambulance ship "Ocean Viking" rescued 106 people on Saturday March 20, including minors off the coast of...
