At the initiative of Catherine Chabaud MEP, CNRS biologist and Colomban de Vargas, the participatory oceanology program Plankton Planet embarked on Wednesday January 17, 2024 on Persévérance, the polar exploration and supply schooner of the future Polar Pod designed by Jean-Louis Etienne. Setting sail from Puerto Williams on the south shore of the Beagle Channel, the ship will cross the Drake Passage to explore the ecosystems of the Antarctic Peninsula, navigating through areas that are extremely difficult to access… For three weeks, the team will install its new ‘frugal’ instruments on board (relatively inexpensive, open source and designed for simple use in the field), aimed at discovering and measuring the microscopic life that teems in marine waters and regulates the planetary ecosystem.
Plankton Planet onboard Perseverance
