18 February 2025
Sailing to create, art in motion
‘The Ocean, a whole story’ … Knowledge has always been shared through stories. From the discovery of new territories and the first commercial maritime routes in the 16th century, to the great scientific expeditions such as that of Darwin, stories of navigation and human adventures have served to spread knowledge. Our personal relationship with the
February 10, 2025
Tara Oceans (2009-2013), the invisible people of the Ocean
Read the first article of the series: Tara Arctic (2006-2008), the transpolar drift Who lives in the Ocean? It was clear to the scientific community that a global study of the Ocean over a long period of time was necessary to gain a better understanding of how this immense body of water functions. Never before
January 22, 2025
Tara Arctic (2006-2008), the transpolar drift
20 years of expedition at the service of fundamental research For over 20 years, the Tara Ocean Foundation has been taking international scientists on board the Tara schooner. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the ocean through time and expeditions. Few oceanographic missions, like Tara, take an interest in a specific ecosystem
January 16, 2025
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It’s your turn ! Take on your own sports challenge, mobilize your friends during your birthday, wedding, the birth of a child or a baptism … and turn these life events into solidarity opportunities to support our actions for the Ocean. It’s simple and there are several options All you need to do is create
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Make an IFI donation Thanks to advantageous tax benefits, an IFI donation can constitute a significant lever of generosity to support the actions of the Tara Ocean Foundation. Your donation allows us to pursue our multiple missions and allocate funds where they are most needed, at the moment they are most required, providing us with
January 13, 2025
Is light perception useful for phytoplankton?
Light is a limiting factor in the Ocean Although essential for life, light only penetrates the Ocean in the upper phase of the photic zone (up to 200m); and in this zone, light is also highly variable, and depends on various factors: the properties of water, which specifically absorbs certain wavelengths, the presence of other
December 19, 2024
[Plankt’Eco project] Developing global plankton observation to improve ocean management
Integrating researchers from developing countries into Tara Oceans communities In 2016, the Tara structure, formerly an endowment fund, obtained the status of a foundation recognized as being of public utility, and thus officially became the Tara Ocean Foundation. This change is structural for the Foundation: it enables us to set up our very first cooperation
They talk about us
2 June 2023
There's way more tiny life on Earth than scientists had thought, study of coral reefs finds
Eu.usatoday
December 5, 2024
Why is the Ocean a vital ally in the fight against climate change?
Why is the ocean essential to our planet? The Ocean, blue lung of our planet, is alive and vital, playing a central role in regulating the Earth’s climate. As an essential ally in the fight against climate change, it acts as a vast reservoir capable of absorbing much of the excess heat and greenhouse gases
November 8, 2024
Robertina Šebjanič’s Logbook: Echo of the Abyss
Her choice of the Baltic Sea wasn’t a coincidence. Indeed, her artistic project focuses on the impact of weapons lost in the Ocean during past conflicts. The Baltic Sea is a sea that has been impacted by many wars over the past century. Many munitions still lie beneath its surface.Past conflicts, present consequences, the artist
October 29, 2024
Arctic and Antarctic: what are the differences?
Why are they called the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic continent? The Arctic and Antarctic are two regions located at the poles, made up of ice caps, glaciers and pack ice. How can we tell them apart? The Arctic is mostly an ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is mostly a continent surrounded by the
October 24, 2024
Marine Protected Areas: How can we ensure an effective protection of marine ecosystems?
What is a Marine Protected Area? According to the IUCN, a Marine Protected Area (MPA) is:” A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated, and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.” MPAs can vary in their level of protection, ranging from
September 17, 2024
The plankton paradox: Unprecedented cooperationbetween bacteria in the Ocean
Better understanding plankton diversity thanks to the data collected during the Tara Oceans expedition The plankton paradox was described by ecologist George E. Hutchinson in 1961: A very great diversity of plankton can be observed on the ocean surface despite limited nutrient resources for which these organisms are in constant competition. This led a team
September 5, 2024
[Tara Polar Station] An innovative shipyard in Cherbourg
CMN teams rise to the polar challenge CMN wanted to build Tara Polar Station, as the foundation’s mission of exploration and sharing to protect the Ocean and the expeditions it wishes to lead to the North Pole are in line with the vision and values of the company, which is committed to imagining, designing and
July 23, 2024
Renata Padovan’s Logbook: Documenting the Ocean for an Immersive Onshore Exhibition
The artist’s project, titled “Water-Air Interface,” aimed to explore and reveal through an immersive installation the unique, mysterious, dynamic, life-filled, fragile, and essential environment of the ocean’s surface. To achieve this, Renata intended to combine photographs, sound recordings, microscopic images, videos, drawings, physico-chemical measurements of the water, and samples collected on board with data on
July 5, 2024
Integrating the ocean into the climate regime: the Ocean & Climate Platform’s challenge
A collective watches over the Ocean The ocean is a key player in climate regulation. Unfortunately, it has long been absent from climate negotiations. In order to integrate the ocean into the climate regime, a group of civil society actors, with the support of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, decided to create the