The European project “ABC2 (Amelioration by benthic habitat-formers under climate change) aims to establish a network with a goal of filling gaps in our collective knowledge on the extent to which habitat-formers reduce environmental stress and of the general mechanisms … Continued
The THALASSA team is glad to have participated in the French and the Italian adaptations of the comics imagined by Dr. Sylvaine Giakoumi & Co (Lab. ECOSEAS, Nice University, France). “Within the framework of the ANR project: “PAVIS: Assessing the … Continued
THALASSA dedicated the first week of April to develop an experiential education workshop with middle school students coming from Paris region. In collaboration with F93 (www.f93.fr), an association for scientific and technical culture, we prepared a workshop at Îles de … Continued
THALASSA prepared a laboratory and practical class for approximately fifty students at the Lycée Massena of Nice following a request from the SVT teacher Mr Langouet. Students were introduced to cnidarians, their role and ecological importance but also to the … Continued
THALASSA was entrusted by the CoNISMa (on FEAMP funds) to analyse data relating to small scale fisheries landings through photo-sampling. We analysed the landings inside and outside the marine protected area (MPA) of Torre Guaceto, South of Italy, for a … Continued
The theme of the group’s Natural Marine Products of the Institute of Chemistry of Nice (CNRS UMR7272) is focused on different aspects of the chemistry of natural substances with, mainly, the characterization and the production of small natural molecules identified … Continued
Dr. Alexis PEY, member of THALASSA, participated from July to September 2018 in the TARA Pacific expedition supported and coordinated by the Tara Expeditions Foundation. The mission of this expedition is to study coral reef biodiversity and their evolution in … Continued
The FishMPAblue 2 European project is the follow up of the FishMPAblue project which aimed at determine a set of attributes present in an Marine Protected Area (MPA) crucial for the successful management of small scale fisheries. The aim of … Continued
The PAVIS project, funded by the National Research Agency, aims at assessing the relationship between Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea. Since hte beginning of the project in 2016, 11 MPAs from 6 different countries … Continued
In November 2017, the Association Monegasque pour la Préservation de la Nature (AMPN) submerged artificial reefs made with a 3D printer at more than 20m depth. The 3D printing of the artifical reefs allowed to choose a design reflecting the … Continued