As part of the 43rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, Océanopolis and the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor have joined forces to offer the general public and schools a “Polar Festival” with the participation of CEBC. The presentation of the Festival as well as the programs are available on YouTube Présentation / Emission 1 /…
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The PELAGIS observatory is part of the CetAMBICion project “Coordinated strategy for the assessment, monitoring and management measures of cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay and the Iberian coast sub-region”, led by Spain through the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). It will last 2 years. Read more
Naturally highly exposed to methylmercury, top predators of high trophic level had to evolve to counteract the effects of this powerful neurotoxic. Thus, seabirds are able to detoxify methylmercury with selenium. This is what researchers from LIENSs and CEBC have studied with laboratories in Nantes and Grenoble. Read more
Ocean Sentinel receives the Horizon Impact 2020 Award for its new concept of monitoring illegal fishing. Read more
Whales hold a special place on our blue planet! The exhibition at the Museum of La Rochelle, with the participation of the PELAGIS observatory, proposes a dive among these fascinating animals. Until September 5, 2021. Read more
What if, after weeks of confinement, we were to open up more to the surrounding nature? This is the wish expressed by Sylvie Houte, a research engineer at the CNRS in Chizé. Read more
Austrailian birds and marine mammals reveal an unsuspected biodiversity of the oceanic squid they consume. This is what a recent study by the CEBC shows. Read more
Here is one of the last refuges for snakes in the south of Deux-Sèvres: the Chizé forest. A monitoring by scientists of the Centre d’études biologiques de Chizé (CNRS) for more than 25 years allows to demonstrate the very strong link between snakes and their habitat. These inventories carried out over the long term, with…
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The global seabird population has halved over the last five decades. The decline of the Northern Gannet, although among the most resilient, indicates that the level of disturbance to marine ecosystems is reaching a critical threshold. This worrying alarm signal must lead to the urgent transformation of maritime policies, particularly on fisheries. Publication cited in…
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An exceptional expedition to a lost island in the Southern Lands where man hadn’t set foot for 40 years. The Isle of Pigs, an integral nature reserve, was home to the world’s largest colony of king penguins. Aerial photos revealed a significant decline in the penguin population. In November 2019 scientists are sent on site…
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