“This little Australian worm clinging so tightly to the port of Honfleur…”
Thanks to Esteban Pinel, journalist at Le Parisien, for this article published on April 20, 2026, after the latest Maritime Event Café this March 26 : “Nicknamed “the Honfleur itch,” this worm has found a haven in the Norman port, where it creates cumbersome reefs that cling to boats and pontoons. A nuisance for sailors—and […]
“Small Australian worms, to Mexican bivalves: these invasive marine species travel across the world and settle in ports.”
Thanks to Stéphanie Lemaire, journalist at France 3 Normandie, for this article published on March 30, 2026, after the latest Maritime Event Café this March 26 : “An invasive marine species loves to travel. Attached to the hull of a container ship or carried in ballast water, crossing oceans before settling in a new environment.” […]
New book chapter published in Springer Nature
Photographs of the rostrum of two Palaemonid shrimp species: P. serratus (top photo) and P. elegans (bottom photo). Photo credit: Roberto Pillon, doris.ffessm.fr. Title of the book : Constraints and Adaptations to Global Change at the Land-Sea Interface: For a Shared Ecological and Energy Transition Book chapter : Spatio-temporal distribution of intertidal shrimps, P. serratus […]
New publication in journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Biological sampling at Port-en-Bessin fish market: assessing the diversity and size structure of squid and cuttlefish populations in the English Channel Anna Marcout, Michaël Gras, Eric Foucher, Jean-Paul Robin Monthly sampling of cephalopod at Port-en-Bessin fish market (Normandy, France) over a 30-year period, combined with commercial fishery statistics, provides essential insight into the exploitation patterns, […]
New publication in Aquatic Toxicology, June 2025
Short and long-term exposure of marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) to an aluminum salt and to the cocktail of elements released by galvanic anode cathodic protection (GACP): impact on survival, growth, reproduction and behavior. Blanc-Legendre M., Gosselin T., Caplat C., Safi G., Cousin X Aquatic Toxicology, 283, 107329.
New article published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, July 2025
Pleiotropic signaling of single-chain thyrostimulin (GPB5-GPA2) on homologous glycoprotein hormone receptors (ScFSHR, ScLHR, ScTSHR) in the elasmobranch Scyliorhinus canicula reproduction Fabian Jeanne , Stanislas Pilet , Yves Combarnous , Benoît Bernay , Sylvie Dufour , Pascal Favrel , Pascal Sourdaine Pituitary glycoprotein hormones (GPHs) regulate multiple physiological processes in vertebrates, including reproduction and metabolism. These hormones include luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone […]
Together throughout the year : seasonal patterns of bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities in a macrotidal estuary
Estuaries are complex ecosystems that connect riverine and marine environments, where microorganisms play a key role in maintaining ecosystem functions. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of bacterial and eukaryotic communities in the Seine estuary (Normandy, France) over the course of one year, across eight sites, at two depths, with monthly sampling. To date, […]
A cockle-induced bioturbation model and its impact on sediment erodibility: A meta-analysis
Modelling the dynamics of an estuary and the evolution of its morphology requires a process-based description not only of the physical processes, but also of the influence of benthic fauna on sediment characteristics at ecosystem scale. A meta-analysis was tested as an approach for modelling the effect of bioturbation exerted by the cockle Cerastoderma edule […]