MERSEA
à l’Université de Caen Normandie
Responsible FORSEAS
Our ambition
Monitoring the health of marine environments – from genes to ecosystems
Our research teams, PHARE and FORSEAS, bring together recognized scientific expertise. Their work is complementary, spanning multiple scales of investigation, from molecular biology to ecosystem-level dynamics
Our missions
- Study marine organisms to understand their interactions, acclimation processes, and long-term adaptations
Investigate ecosystem functioning and track their trajectories in response to anthropogenic pressures, such as climate change, pollution, and habitat disturbance
Monitor the health of marine environments, using multi-scale approaches – from molecular biology to ecosystem analysis
Focus on the English Channel as a key observation area, serving as a model region for understanding environmental changes in temperate coastal seas
Support sustainable marine management by providing scientific data and expertise to inform public policy and conservation efforts
Our expertise
- Knowledge on the physiology of marine organisms
- Model organisms : microalgae, mollusks, fish
- Physiological functions : reproduction, growth, immunity
- Study in environmental toxicology
- The development of bio-indicators : from organisms to coastal ecosystems
- Characterization and management of biodiversity and associated functions
- Development and diversification of the aquaculture
- Marine biotechnology
- Development of –omics approaches: From the epigenome to the proteome
- Acquisition and management of databases
Our teams
PHARE
The team brings together university (assistant-) Professors who specialize in the molecular regulation of physiological processes in aquatic species, exploring levels of observation ranging from genes to cells, tissues, and whole organisms…
FORSEAS
The FORSEAS team focuses on the coastal ecosystem of the English Channel, which is characterized by varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure—particularly in areas like the Bay of Seine that are heavily impacted by human activities…
