Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard
île des Embiez, France
Environment
Florian Guillaume: “Fifty years of independent Mediterranean science, freely open to the public, is a gift.”
Founded in 1966 by Paul Ricard on the Île des Embiez (Var), this private oceanographic institute has conducted 50+ years of independent marine biology research in the Mediterranean. Studies coral meadows, seagrass (Posidonia) beds, coastal pollution and fish population dynamics. Free and open to the public, with an aquarium and museum. A model of corporate philanthropy (Ricard group) permanently endowing scientific independence. The Institute publishes peer-reviewed research and trains young mar
Antikythera · Living Legends · Resolve · Oceans · Biodiversity
Website · Curated by Florian Guillaume
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