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....
Seabed
UNESCO launches a program to map 80% of the seabed
Just over one-fifth of the ocean floor features are accurately known, especially near the shore, in the first few hundred...
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...
Marine protected areas, not very effective against accidental captures
DECRYPTION - According to the researchers, these static zones are less and less suitable for limiting these captures. The demand...
A dangerous invasive algae arrives on the Var coast
DECRYPTION – This species, which arrived from the Red Sea, took advantage of the warming waters to move to the...
France eyes the El Dorado from its seabed
INVESTIGATION - Better explore the seas to perhaps one day exploit their riches. The Head of State has set this...
Twenty days to unravel the mystery of the underwater rings of Cap Corse
STORY - The four divers of the Gombessa 6 expedition were able to explore mysterious rings off Cap Corse, 120...
Dive into mysterious underwater rings
STORY - The Gombessa 6 expedition will attempt to understand the origin of surprising circular structures, 120 meters deep off...
