Tara Oceans
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Diving onboard Tara
For the past fifteen days, diving has been the main item on the menu for Tara's crew. Onboard, six scientists and one cameraman are busy crisscrossing the depths of the Gulf of Tadjoura and the bay of Ghoubet, to examine the fish and coral of this region blessed with such a rich biodiversity. After 5 months spent fishing for plankton, Tara has just turned herself into a diving platform, for the first coral study session of the Tara Oceans expedition.
From 7:00 on, the whole crew is busy getting ready and setting our three boats up for our first dive at 8:00. First is exploring the surface waters with fins, mask and snorkel to decide where exactly our dive should take place. Our scientists will be spending a good hour underwater - down between 6 and 30 meters - to make observations and get the samples they need. In groups of two, they SCUBA dive and follow all the recommendations for decompression (MT92).
Back on board, the data must be processed and the tanks filled, and it is only after a well deserved lunch that we head back into the deep for a second diving session. Our sustained rhythm is demanding, and for our program to be executed smoothly, divers and non-divers are asked to contribute.
We are working within a 35 nautical mile radius around Djibouti. Every day, we make our way to a new spot and the days of our sailors follow the rhythm of watch duties. Diving logistics and surface security are ensured by three sailors. Abdou, our Djiboutian native, and his launch have joined the team, and he is taking care of imaging logistics (essentially underwater imaging) for Cyril Tricot, our specialist as well as cameraman for the television show Ushuaia. From the deck, Mathieu and I are supervising the organization of the dives. When conditions allow, we help Cyril with the underwater lighting or the scientists with their sampling.
This diving session is a true success. Tara is thoroughly enjoying her new pulse, which brings throngs of underwater surprises to some and impressive sceneries to the others, what with these volcanic vestiges plunging straight into the sea. And whenever we get the chance to come across the local population, or to catch whale sharks showing off their fins, Tara Oceans and its work around the globe takes on a beautiful dimension.
Samuel Audrain
Multitasking officer
For the past fifteen days, diving has been the main item on the menu for Tara's crew. Onboard, six scientists and one cameraman are busy crisscrossing the depths of the Gulf of Tadjoura and the bay of Ghoubet, to examine the fish and coral of this region blessed with such a rich biodiversity. After 5 months spent fishing for plankton, Tara has just turned herself into a diving platform, for the first coral study session of the Tara Oceans expedition.
From 7:00 on, the whole crew is busy getting ready and setting our three boats up for our first dive at 8:00. First is exploring the surface waters with fins, mask and snorkel to decide where exactly our dive should take place. Our scientists will be spending a good hour underwater - down between 6 and 30 meters - to make observations and get the samples they need. In groups of two, they SCUBA dive and follow all the recommendations for decompression (MT92).
Back on board, the data must be processed and the tanks filled, and it is only after a well deserved lunch that we head back into the deep for a second diving session. Our sustained rhythm is demanding, and for our program to be executed smoothly, divers and non-divers are asked to contribute.
We are working within a 35 nautical mile radius around Djibouti. Every day, we make our way to a new spot and the days of our sailors follow the rhythm of watch duties. Diving logistics and surface security are ensured by three sailors. Abdou, our Djiboutian native, and his launch have joined the team, and he is taking care of imaging logistics (essentially underwater imaging) for Cyril Tricot, our specialist as well as cameraman for the television show Ushuaia. From the deck, Mathieu and I are supervising the organization of the dives. When conditions allow, we help Cyril with the underwater lighting or the scientists with their sampling.
This diving session is a true success. Tara is thoroughly enjoying her new pulse, which brings throngs of underwater surprises to some and impressive sceneries to the others, what with these volcanic vestiges plunging straight into the sea. And whenever we get the chance to come across the local population, or to catch whale sharks showing off their fins, Tara Oceans and its work around the globe takes on a beautiful dimension.
Samuel Audrain
Multitasking officer
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Antarctica, King George Island 04/01
Argentina, Ushuaia, 29/01
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Chile, Valparaiso, 27/02
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France, Clipperton, 04/06
Marquesas, Ua Pou, 01/07
France, Papeete, 02/08 to 10/08
New Zealand, Auckland, 03/09
30/08/2010
Une borne interactive Tara à la Cité de la Voile à Lorient
30/08/2010
Tara, parti du ponton d'honneur de la Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, en septembre 2009, la Cité a souhaité s'associer à l'expédition en vous invitant à la suivre en direct.
Au moyen d'une borne interactive située dans le hall de la Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly jusqu'à la fin de l'expédition.
Au moyen d'une borne interactive située dans le hall de la Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly jusqu'à la fin de l'expédition.
01/07/2010
Tara Oceans exhibition inside the city of Lorient
01/07/2010
From July 1st until December 2010. Two big issues are especially exhibited: the vessel Tara and the science on board.
Also, the boat La Thalassa suggests you a visit on the boat or on the dockside. The topics presented are the life on board, fishing and oceanography!
Also, the boat La Thalassa suggests you a visit on the boat or on the dockside. The topics presented are the life on board, fishing and oceanography!
10/05/2010
Tara is member of the « Explorers Think Thank » as part of the French Environmental reform
10/05/2010
Jean Louis Borloo, the minister of the Ecology, announced on Monday the creation of the « Explorers Think Thank », as part of the French Environmental reform “Grenelle de la mer”.
Members of this society get sponsorships agreement with the Ministry with two objectives: scientific and educational.
“ We have exceptional sailors, incredible explorers (…). We create an explorer Think Thank to give them a public helping hand”, declared Mr. Borloo while lauching this initiative.
The oceanographic vessel Tara is part of the four first projects approved in the program.
Source AFP
Copyright : G. CROSSAY/MEEDDAT
Members of this society get sponsorships agreement with the Ministry with two objectives: scientific and educational.
“ We have exceptional sailors, incredible explorers (…). We create an explorer Think Thank to give them a public helping hand”, declared Mr. Borloo while lauching this initiative.
The oceanographic vessel Tara is part of the four first projects approved in the program.
Source AFP
Copyright : G. CROSSAY/MEEDDAT
23/03/2010
Come to see the expedtion live at the Cité des Sciences
23/03/2010
Come follow the Tara Oceans expedition in real time at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is proud to host an educational
exhibit presented by Tara Expeditions. The exhibit, opening on March 23rd
2010 and on display for a few months, will introduce the Tara Oceans
expedition and its goal, which is none other than improving scientific
knowledge about the micro-organisms populating the oceans of the globe - a
marine life responsible for half of our planet's oxygen production.
The 120m2 display of the exhibition is divided into three parts, access to
which is free of charge:
- Tara, a research vessel
- The expedition, the journey, Tara in real-time
- Science on board
Practical informations :
Free of charge
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
30, avenue Corentin-Cariou - 75019 Paris
Metro Stop : Porte de la Villette - Cité des sciences
Open tuesday to saturday,
from 10am to 6pm, sundays from 10am to 7pm,
closed on mondays.
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is proud to host an educational
exhibit presented by Tara Expeditions. The exhibit, opening on March 23rd
2010 and on display for a few months, will introduce the Tara Oceans
expedition and its goal, which is none other than improving scientific
knowledge about the micro-organisms populating the oceans of the globe - a
marine life responsible for half of our planet's oxygen production.
The 120m2 display of the exhibition is divided into three parts, access to
which is free of charge:
- Tara, a research vessel
- The expedition, the journey, Tara in real-time
- Science on board
Practical informations :
Free of charge
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
30, avenue Corentin-Cariou - 75019 Paris
Metro Stop : Porte de la Villette - Cité des sciences
Open tuesday to saturday,
from 10am to 6pm, sundays from 10am to 7pm,
closed on mondays.
24/02/2010
Release of the last Tara Newspaper !
24/02/2010
The last Tara newspaper is here! :
Click here to download Le Journal Tara n°6
09/02/2010
Tara junior website is online! www.tarajunior.org
09/02/2010
Learn while following the pace of the expedition
www.tarajunior.org is addressed to teachers offering various pedagogical tools (such as pedagogical memorandums, photos, videos, links …) and suggesting the creation of animation for their classes.
The “Club Tara Junior” for budding explorers
The website is also addressed directly to children through the Club Tara Junior proposing to them various educational and informational supports, such as newsletters, experiments, interviews, games and interactive competitions.
www.tarajunior.org
01/02/2010
Tara Oceans, project of the International Year of Biodiversity
01/02/2010
The United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, and people all over the world are working to safeguard this irreplaceable natural wealth and reduce biodiversity loss.
Tara Oceans is a project of the International Year of Biodiversity
Tara Oceans is a project of the International Year of Biodiversity
01/09/2009
AFP, partner of Tara Oceans
01/09/2009
Agence France-Presse has decided to provide its support to the Tara-Oceans international scientific expedition.
"The issue here is universal and the adventure singular," states Pierre Louette, CEO of the agency in a press release. "It involves informing as many as possible of the general public increaingly more of what our oceans are suffering, and yet what makes them still so rich, and spread a message of environmental awareness," adds Mr. Louette.
"By contributing through its information distributed to the entire world in science and awareness, the Agency is faithful to its missions," he concludes.
"The issue here is universal and the adventure singular," states Pierre Louette, CEO of the agency in a press release. "It involves informing as many as possible of the general public increaingly more of what our oceans are suffering, and yet what makes them still so rich, and spread a message of environmental awareness," adds Mr. Louette.
"By contributing through its information distributed to the entire world in science and awareness, the Agency is faithful to its missions," he concludes.