Actualites Archive - Monaco Explorations

July

Gombessa 6 Cap Corse. Back to the surface in Monaco

20 days expedition to try and unravel the mystery of the corallogenic rings off Cap Corse! The Gombessa 6 expedition flotilla, composed of the support and assistance vessel Pionnier, the catamaran Victoria IV and the barge from the French National Institute of Professional Diving (INPP), arrived in the port of Monaco late on Monday 19 July. The four aquanauts: Laurent Ballesta, Antonin Guilbert, Thibaut Rauby and Roberto Rinaldi exited the “bathyal station” the next day, Tuesday 20 July at 6 pm, after completing their decompression cycle.

July

Gombessa 6: Cap Corse

Corsica

After Gombessa 5: Mediterranean Planet in July 2019, the “Gombessa 6: Cap Corse ” expedition, led by Laurent Ballesta and the Andromeda Oceanology team, is once again dedicated to the Big Blue. This new adventure to discover the deep sea, which began in May, is supported by the Principality of Monaco, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Monaco Explorations.

June

Young people from Unesco clubs mobilised for the Ocean!

On 8 June last, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, the theme of which was “The Ocean: life and livelihood”, a dozen young people from the Unesco Club of the Charles III College in Monaco exchanged views on the Ocean and its future by videoconference with a class of CM2 from the “La Genette” school in La Rochelle, associated with Unesco.

June

8 June 2021 – World Oceans Day

On the occasion of the celebration of World Oceans Day on 8 June 2021, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission announced the list of the first set of international actions officially endorsed as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development.

April

Detection of the world’s smallest sperm whale in Malpelo

Environmental DNA sampling conducted during the Malpelo mission in 2018 revealed the presence of the world’s smallest sperm whale known as the Dwarf sperm whale in Colombian waters.

March

First meeting of the Advisory Committee of Monaco Explorations Indian Ocean Expedition

First meeting of the advisory committee composed of fourteen internationally renowned experts to support and advise Monaco Explorations in the organization of the Indian Ocean mission.

March

An afternoon dedicated to the exploration of the oceans

Visit of the Unesco exhibition and educational workshops at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

February

A nudibranch called Tritonia hirondelle

A new species of nudibranch discovered in Cabo Verde has been named Tritonia hirondelle in homage to the explorations of Prince Albert 1^er of Monaco

February

Brave New Ocean: Decade of Ocean Science Event

Brave New Ocean: a high-level virtual event organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO to mark the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science.