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• Ocean Acidification and the Shikine CO2 Seep

  projects  · 11 Sep 2021

  We study the physiological effects of ocean acidification on corals and their ecosystems. We use a combination of laboratory experiment and use natural analogues to study the chronic effects of OA and the ecosystem levels effects. See also the ICONA project for the international CO₂ Natural Analogue Network.

• Tara Jambio Microplastic Joint Survey

  projects  · 10 Sep 2021

  Tara Ocean Japan and Jambio collaborate to study the microplastic pollution in Japanese coastal waters and to increase awareness on the environmental threats that the ocean is facing.

  

• Tara Pacific

  projects  · 09 Sep 2021

  From east to west and from north to south, Tara criss-crossed the Pacific Ocean to explore the hidden diversity of coral reefs and gain a better understanding of their capacity to adapt to climate change. From the Panama Canal to the archipelago of Japan (2016-2017), from New Zealand to China (2017-2018), the schooner traversed 11 time zones of the world’s...