ATLASea, an atlas of marine genomes
A dive into the heart of marine biodiversity to understand the mechanisms and history of life
News
Channel Ground Fish Survey sampling mission in the English Channel
From September 16 to October 18, 2024, members of ATLASea joined Ifremer’s Channel Ground Fish Survey (CGFS) mission to collect new marine specimens in the English Channel. On Monday September 16, in the port of Brest, an ATLASea team boarded the Ifremer ship “Thalassa” to take part in the Channel Ground Fish Survey campaign. Since […]
Mission to Dinard
New marine specimens were collected along the shore of Dinard, a town in Brittany on the « Côte d’Émeraude », during the first sampling mission that was executed entirely by the ATLASea program. Beach of the « Pointe de la Roche Pelée » and Marine Station of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Dinard. © ATLASea From June 24 to […]
Mission to New Caledonia
As part of the KANAMECO oceanographic campaign led by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), ATLASea had the opportunity to collect new samples of marine species during the month of March in the large southern lagoon off Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia. From March 11 to 31, a number of ATLASea members, including Janaina […]
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About
ATLASea is one of the laureates of the PEPR exploratory programmes, which target emerging scientific or technological sectors where the French government sees a need to identify and structure communities.
Co-led by the CNRS and the CEA, the ATLASea programme aims to sequence the genomes of 4,500 marine species, with a high coverage of species from mainland France, but also including species from overseas territories.
Funded by France 2030 grant for 8 years, the project will help to understand, study and preserve a broad diversity of marine life forms.
