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.

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.

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

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

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.

Gombessa 5: first scientific results freely available on the Medtrix platform

Visit of the new photographic exhibition along the St-Martin gardens in Monaco in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

New photographic exhibition along Monaco’s St-Martin Gardens

Monaco Explorations team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

A recent scientific publication, published in November 2020 in the international journal Environmental DNA, compares two techniques used to assess marine biodiversity: the classic underwater visual census and the study of environmental DNA, an emerging technique in this field.