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Launch of a thematic school on the reef heritage vulnerability, in the Seychelles, in June 2024.
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SEASON’S GREETINGS!

The entire Explorations de Monaco team wishes you all the best!
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Xavier Prache succeeds Gilles Bessero

Xavier Prache succeeds Gilles Bessero as head of Société des Explorations de Monaco. A new page has been turned with the retirement of Gilles Bessero. Xavier Prache, commissaire des armées and previously head of the support group at the Toulon defense base, succeeded him as director on Friday September 1, 2023.
Départ de Gilles Bessero et arrivée de Xaier Prache à la direction des Explorations de Monaco_20230904©Michel Dagnino_Institut océanographique

The “Regards croisés” exhibition moves

  • Monaco
Following its recent presentation in the Conference Room of Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum, the “Regards croisés” exhibition will continue throughout the summer of 2023 on the gates of St-Martin Gardens, near the Prince’s Palace, with the collaboration of Monaco’s Direction des Affaires Culturelles and Direction de l’Aménagement Urbain.
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Adopt a float day

The “Adopt a Float” day on June 22, 2023 at the Institut de la mer in Villefranche-sur-Mer (Sorbonne University/CNRS) was attended by a number of VIPs. Six classes, around 150 pupils, from the Joseph Caldéroni elementary school in Villefranche-sur-Mer have adopted “Bob-the-float” over the course of the school year. Supervised by scientific mediators and their teachers, they followed his scientific journey.
Flotteurs BGC Argo à bord du S.A. Agulhas II. Mission océan Indien des Explorations de Monaco©Thomas Jessin. IMEV. CNRS

Ocean Census project launched

  • London
Ocean Census, the largest and most ambitious global program in history to accelerate the large-scale discovery and census of life in the oceans, was launched in London on April 27, 2023. Continuing the support the Principality of Monaco gave to the “Census of Marine Life 2010” project, the Société des Explorations de Monaco is committing itself on behalf of its stakeholders as a founding partner of the Ocean Census project.
Ocean Census Launch

Monaco Explorations is recruiting!

The Société des Explorations de Monaco is recruiting a coordination assistant. Download the job description on this page.
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“Multiple perspectives” at the Oceanographic Museum

  • Monaco
Since March 17th and until June 27th 2023, visitors to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco are invited to discover in the Conference Room, “Multiple perspectives”, an exhibition unveiling the Indian Ocean 2022 mission of the Explorations de Monaco.
Multiple perspectives_Musee-oceanographique-de-Monaco©Didier-Theron_MonacoExplorations.jpg

Monaco Ocean Week 2023 – Programme for the Indian Ocean Mission Feedback Day

Les Explorations de Monaco will present its initial results and prospects at Monaco Ocean Week, on Tuesday March 21, 2023 at the Oceanographic Museum in the Conference Room.
S.A. Agulhas II_Mission océan Indien 2022©Filip Kulisev_MonacoExplorations

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  • Monaco
Monaco Explorations team wishes you a Happy New Year!
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