Monday, April 25, 2022
Since its origin, in January 2011, the philanthropic association of general interest OceanoScientific primarily targets young people in CE2-CM1-CM2 classes with the aim of making them RESPECT and LOVE the Ocean. To this end, Carla Di Santo, Scientific Coordinator & Diving Manager of theOceanoScientific Expeditions, assisted The Sea Workshop on Wednesday April 13 to take a group of twenty-four girls and boys aged six to twelve on a snorkeling trip to raise their awareness of the marine environment and to discover the animals of the Mediterranean shallows in their natural habitat. These children are from one of the programs offered by Synergy Family, co-founded by Laurent Choukroun and Frank Tortel, which has offered for more than ten years the opportunity for all kinds of activities aimed at individual and collective development. This trip to sea, financed by"Marseille Capital of the Sea", registered in operation "A step towards the sea", resulting from the collaboration of four partners: Marseille Capitale de la Mer, Synergie Family, Le Cercle des Nageurs and the CMA CGM Foundation. Thus, children learn to swim and live edutainment experiences to understand, love and respect the sea. Let us remember on this occasion that "Marseille Capital of the Sea" brings together the living forces of the Marseille city, whether economic, cultural, industrial, craft, sporting, gastronomic, environmental, academic, social, or institutional, to enhance the sea as an urban resource. The association team OceanoScientific is therefore happy to support this initiative to raise awareness of the major role of the sea in our urban lives.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
OceanoScientific Coral Reefs Expeditions 2023-2030
Discovering the little-known coral reefs of the lagoon
of Juan de Nova - Eparses Island - Indian Ocean - TAAF - France :
EXPLORE to ASSIST the scientific community
to better understand the Ocean to better preserve it
through economical oceanographic campaigns
carried out under sail without CO2 emission.
SAFEGUARD and VALORIZE genetic data
of marine organisms in danger of extinction
due to Human being’s impact on Nature.
RAISE AWARNESS among elementary school students to love the Ocean and
GUIDE high school students towards the new professions of the Blue Economy.
The OceanoScientific Expeditions 2023-2030, will be carry out under sail without CO2 emission or waste on board the OceanoScientific Explorer catamaran named LOVE THE OCEAN and will focus on the coral reefs of the lagoon of Juan de Nova located in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and Africa (Indian Ocean). This TAAF image shows a reef site several times larger than the emerged part of this uninhabited island.
Eight concrete Actions:
Action 1: EXPLORE to ASSIST the scientific community to better understand the Ocean to better preserve it through economical oceanographic campaigns carried out under sail and energy self-sufficient without CO2 emission.
Action 2: PRESERVE the genetic data of marine organisms on the coral reefs of the Eparses Islands (France) in the Indian Ocean endangered by Human being’s impact on Nature by DNA/RNA sequencing on board (long), then in the laboratory on land (deep).
Action 3: VALORIZE the molecules of interest discovered in the DNA/RNA of genetically unknown marine organisms for the benefit of Human and Animal Health, Well-being: Dermatology - Cosmetology - Nutrition and Environmental Services: Agriculture - Aquaculture - Depollution.
Action 4: REINFORCE National Sovereignty through effective control of France’s submarine heritage thanks to:rigorous traceability of living samples; the creation of an unprecedented genetic database; pre-emption by the French government of 30% of all patents for the use of organisms molecules harvested from French coral reefs.
Action 5: PROMOTE the emergence of new professions in the Blue Economy through the virtuous exploitation of reef organisms by biomimicry, thanks to a better understanding of their genetic specificities, without ever having to harvest again living organisms.
Action 6: GUIDE high school students from the mainland in France and French overseas territories towards the new professions of the Blue Economy by raising awareness among their Life and Earth Sciences (LES) teachers, so that they integrate the Ocean into their courses.
Action 7: RAISE AWARNESS among children from 8 to 11 years old from elementary school in CE2-CM1-CM2 classes from mainland and French overseas territories and inspire them to LOVE the Ocean.
Action 8: DEMONSTRATE to the widest possible audience the role of the Ocean in the Future of Humanity, and the imperative need to avoid plundering it at all time when its exploitation is inescapable if we are to live with 8, 9, 10 billion people on the Planet.