L’Echo des Labos n°4

L'écho des Labos n°4, by Stéphane Dugast, special correspondent.

5pm deck 3 of the S.A. Agulhas II, last day on the Saya de Maya bank in the Indian Ocean.
A trawl has just come up.
Sorting operations can begin.
Specimens have to be classified by species and large families.
All available scientists are on deck.
The mood is always excellent…

The protagonists

Scientists.

Laure Corbari, researcher at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, specializing in marine biodiversity and crustaceans.

Laure Corbari, Museum of Natural History.
Indian Ocean Mission 2022©Sven Bender_Autentic_MonacoExplorations

Left: Laure Corbari, MNHN, sorting animals after trawling.
Saya de Malha.
13_11_2022©Didier Théron_MonacoExplorations

Samples examined with a binocular magnifying glass by specialists in each taxonomic group. Indian Ocean Mission. Saya de Malha ©Didier Théron_MonacoExplorations

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