Mission

Date
from April 7 to 11, 2025
Place

Cherbourg

Diving trip in the harbor of Cherbourg: study of the coastal ecosystem

A diving trip is underway in the harbor of Cherbourg as part of Camille Carpentier‘s thesis – CARBOREEF Project. This campaign is carried out on the “RECIF” website. It aims to characterize the global metabolism of artificial structures submerged for 5 and 10 years and to monitor the associated biodiversity.

On the program :

  • Primary production measurements and photosynthesis analysis using benthic bells and different PAM fluorimeter (Diving-PAM, Monitoring PAM) – On eco-designed structures or not.
  • Counting flora / fauna present on the site.
  • Implementation of new protocols: Measurement of the global melabolism of structures.
  • Phytoplankton and microphytobenthos sampling
  • and others
  • Participants: Camille Carpentier, Clara Massinot, Christophe Roger, Maël Deloor, Pascal Claquin