El Niño’s back

El Niño’s back

Since 1997, El Niño had not reappeared with such intensity. El Niño 1997-2015: on these maps we can see that the extended surface area of warm water in 2015 is bigger than in 1997. © AVISO/CNES/CLS This seasonal equatorial current owes its name to a very particular...
Sea turtles equipped with Argos transmitters

Sea turtles equipped with Argos transmitters

COCA LOCA Project : understanding turtles migration and threats in the Indian Ocean (photo credit: Ifremer) 100 argos satellite transmitters were deployed on adult green turtles and 19 loggerhead turtles for the DYMITILE project. 20 new Argos will be deployed in 2014...