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Explorers and Citizens of the Seas: here we go again!

Launched in 2017 and aimed at middle and high school classes, the “Explorer and Citizen of the Seas” scheme is carried and supported by the Nice Academy’s Academic Delegation for Artistic and Cultural Education (DAAC). It is designed and implemented in partnership with the Monaco Oceanographic Museum and Monaco Explorations. The call for projects for the 2021-2022 school year is online.
Cachalot en train de sonder au large de Monaco.

Young people from Unesco clubs mobilised for the Ocean!

On 8 June last, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, the theme of which was “The Ocean: life and livelihood”, a dozen young people from the Unesco Club of the Charles III College in Monaco exchanged views on the Ocean and its future by videoconference with a class of CM2 from the “La Genette” school in La Rochelle, associated with Unesco.
Planète Bleue. Image Google. 8 juin 2021

8 June 2021 – World Oceans Day

On the occasion of the celebration of World Oceans Day on 8 June 2021, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission announced the list of the first set of international actions officially endorsed as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development.
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Detection of the world’s smallest sperm whale in Malpelo

Environmental DNA sampling conducted during the Malpelo mission in 2018 revealed the presence of the world’s smallest sperm whale known as the Dwarf sperm whale in Colombian waters.
Environmental DNA - seawater filtering, Santa Marta, Colombia © Olivier Borde. Monaco Explorations

First meeting of the Advisory Committee of Monaco Explorations Indian Ocean Expedition

First meeting of the advisory committee composed of fourteen internationally renowned experts to support and advise Monaco Explorations in the organization of the Indian Ocean mission.
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An afternoon dedicated to the exploration of the oceans

Visit of the Unesco exhibition and educational workshops at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Monaco&Ocean area at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

A nudibranch called Tritonia hirondelle

A new species of nudibranch discovered in Cabo Verde has been named Tritonia hirondelle in homage to the explorations of Prince Albert 1er of Monaco
Tritonia hirondelle, new species: front view © Karen Osborn SNMNH

Brave New Ocean: Decade of Ocean Science Event

Brave New Ocean: a high-level virtual event organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO to mark the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science.
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Gombessa 5: first scientific results in open access

Gombessa 5: first scientific results freely available on the Medtrix platform
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Visit of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco to UNESCO exhibition

Visit of the new photographic exhibition along the St-Martin gardens in Monaco in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
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The Monaco Exploration Society is a platform dedicated to H.S.H. Prince Albert II’s commitment to the knowledge, sustainable management and protection of the Ocean.

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