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.
Outreach 2025
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Awareness-raising from 7 to 77 years old
As the third United Nations Ocean Conference - UNOC3 Nice-Monaco 2025 approaches, interest in the marine environment is growing among schools and decision-maker networks, as well as among the general public. This is an opportunity for the OceanoScientific association to develop its outreach activities with its priority target: pupils in elementary classes, as well as with adults, in particular by evoking the results of the OceanoScientific Expeditions. Recently, Cécile d'Estais and Justine Camus visited 25 pupils in the Elementary School Bornala - Louis Fiori in Nice, then two classes with a total of 45 pupils in the Elementary school Marinoni in Beaulieu-sur-Mer to raise their awareness. On his side, Yvan Griboval held a conference to some 30 members of the Rotary Club Cannes, who were captivated by the positive messages conveyed on this occasion, whether discussing the state of health of the Mediterranean coastal fauna, or the "Nice Agreements" which will undoubtedly bring UNOC3 to a close at the end of the day on Friday 13 June, marking the first major step towards regulating the "High Seas" - which cover 40% of the Planet surface.
Justine Camus, Coordinator of the OceanoScientific Expeditions and in charge of the eDNA collections, which enable to inventory the marine biodiversity of France's Mediterranean shores - thanks to sequencing carried out by the SpyGen company - invites pupils from Marinoni elementary school in Beaulieu-sur-Mer to recognize the most common fish species along our coasts.
Photo OceanoScientific
Cécile d'Estais, General Delegate of the OceanoScientific association, explains our activities to pupils from Bornala - Louis Fiori elementary school in Nice, and our objective to learn more about the Ocean to better preserve its biodiversity.
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Yvan Griboval (standing on the left), President of the OceanoScientific association, held a conference in Cannes to some 30 members of the Rotary Club, in the presence of Yves Boyer, District Governor, and Jean-Louis Matout (standing on the right), Secretary of the Rotary Club of Cannes. Photo OceanoScientific
Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolitan Area, officially launched on March 6 at Pointe Rauba-Capeu, where the #ILoveNice logo is displayed, the countdown of the last 100 days before the third United Nations Ocean Conference - UNOC3 - co-organized by France and Costa Rica on behalf of the United Nations. Photo OceanoScientific
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Heading towards the United Nations Ocean Conference
Whether in Paris on February 13 for an after-work conference held in the premises of EXCO "Business fertilizer", following the invitation of Pierre d'Agrain, or in Nice on Tuesday 25 February at the Lycée Albert Calmette directed by Gaëlle Frontoni, the presentation of the OceanoScientific Expeditions gives pride of place to the third United Nations Ocean Conference - UNOC3 Nice & Monaco, orchestrated by Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, the French President's Special Envoy in charge of this event. Indeed, there is nothing more practical than UNOC3 to mobilize a wide audience, from business leaders to secondary school pupils, to the importance of a healthy and virtuous exploitation of the Ocean and its marvelous resources for the benefit of Humanity. The aim is to ensure that the planet's eight billion people, soon to be nine billion, can live in the best possible conditions. As Yvan Griboval, President of OceanoScientific, repeats often: "It is not the Planet that is in danger, but the Humanity that inhabits it today. The good news is that we have our destiny in our hands. It is up to us to know what we want for future generations. Let's preserve the Ocean, which is our greatest asset for the future..."
A group of secondary school pupils from the Lycée Albert Calmette in Nice, involved in the "Oceans 2025" academic project, attended a conference given by the team of the OceanoScientific association, based in Nice. With the high school teacher & librarian: Valérie Bertolo on the far right of the picture, Justine Camus, OceanoScientific Expeditions Coordinator on the far left, Yvan Griboval, President, in the center and Cécile d'Estais, General Delegate, taking the photo. Photo OceanoScientific
The secondary school pupils from the Lycée Albert Calmette in Nice, involved in the "Oceans 2025" academic project, are representing three countries: Monaco, Sweden and Japan, with very different maritime issues, but with one constant: the importance of the Ocean in our lives as inhabitants of the Earth. Photo OceanoScientific
After-work conference in Paris on February 13 in the premises of EXCO "Business fertilizer", at the initiative of Philippe de Boucaud, OceanoScientific Board Member, and following the invitation of Pierre d'Agrain, EXCO Partner. Photo OceanoScientific