CALADU_2021

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Thalassa
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 06/07/2021 - 24/07/2021
Chief scientist(s) FABRI Marie-Claire ORCID

LABORATOIRE ENVIRONNEMENT RESSOURCES PROVENCE AZUR CORSE - LA SEYNE-SUR-MER

Centre Ifremer Méditerranée

Zone portuaire de Brégaillon

CS 20330

83507 La Seyne-sur-Mer Cedex

+33 (0)4 94 30 48 00

https://mediterranee.ifremer.fr/

DOI 10.17600/18001575
Objective

The CALADU-2021 cruise was dedicated to studying the distribution of coldwater corals at different scales. These corals are known for their status as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems - VMEs - due to their life history traits (very slow growth) and their vulnerability to anthropogenic impacts (particularly to fishing). Two independent working scales will be considered, firstly the distribution at the scale of the Lacaze-Duthiers canyon to carry out the population mapping, but also at a larger scale which is that of understanding the evolution of the distribution over the course of geological times and different ice ages, between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

The objective of this cruise was therefore twofold:

(1) The main objective is to carry out detailed mapping of all VME populations with the aim of quantifying their status. For this a methodical and exhaustive acquisition was necessary. In addition to the mapping of structuring species (two species of corals Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa (syn. Desmophyllum pertusum) which form three-dimensional colonies that serve as shelter and breeding ground for other species) and the census anthropogenic impacts (lost fishing gear), a census of the associated diversity will be carried out using photos in order to measure the state of the ecosystem. This objective supports Public Policies (in particular within the framework of the Framework Directive for the Strategy on the Marine Environment - MSFD).

(2) The second objective of this cruise was to take samples of corals in order to enrich the available data on the distribution of their clonal and genomic diversity along their range from the Mediterranean to Norway and Iceland.

A first cruise (CALADU_2019) took place in 2019, with the HROV Ariane on Europe, but bad weather conditions did not allow the expected program to be carried out: not enough sampling for the genetic part of the populations, and not enough data. for the study part of the canyon-wide distribution, but the technique could be validated. The opportunity to use an offshore vessel made it possible to complete and complete the sampling program.

Data managed by SISMER

Dives

Bibliography

Publications

de Bettignies Thibaut, Van Den Beld Inge, Janson Anne-Laure, Fabri Marie-ClaireORCID, Menot LenaickORCID, Lartaud Franck, Le Bris Nadine, Paquignon Guillaume, Robert Alexandre, Boyé AurélienORCID (2024). Bilan des connaissances sur les récifs du bathyal et évaluation de l’état de conservation de l’habitat d’intérêt communautaire Récifs dans les eaux françaises hexagonales. Naturae, 2024(8), 143-177. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.5852/naturae2024a8 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00888/100024/


References of Technical Reports

Gaillot Arnaud (2024). CALADU_2021. Traitement des données SMF coque et engin. ASTI-2024-331.


Dreidemy Jeanne (2023). Modélisation d’habitat des coraux d’eau froide dans le canyon de Lacaze-Duthiers, Golfe du Lion, Méditerranée occidentale. Rapport de stage de Master en Sciences de la Mer, parcours Interactions biotiques et Perturbations Anthropiques en environnement marin, Université de Toulon.


Fabri Marie-ClaireORCID, Morineaux Marie (2023). Séquences vidéo du canyon Lacaze-Duthiers (Méditerranée) pour le Musée-Aquarium de Banyuls sur Mer (Biodiversarium). Campagne CALADU-2021, Plongée 190-05 le 15 Juillet 2021. ODE/UL/LER-PAC 22-03. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00837/94941/


Boyé AurélienORCID, Robert Alexandre, Janson Anne-Laure, Beauvais Sophie, Dedieu Karine (2023). Évaluation de l’état écologique des habitats benthiques en France métropolitaine au titre de la DCSMM. Rapport scientifique pour l’évaluation 2024 (cycle 3) du Bon État Écologique au titre du descripteur 1 – « Habitats Benthiques » de la DCSMM. Ifremer-PatriNat-OFB, 640 pages. https://doi.org/10.13155/97882


Fabri Marie-ClaireORCID, Tourolle JulieORCID, Menot LenaickORCID (2022). Séquences vidéo des coraux des canyons méditerranéens pour l’exposition Grands Fonds à Océanopolis. ODE / UL / LER-PAC 22-03. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00766/87807/


Fabri Marie-ClaireORCID, Lubin Patrice, Bourret Gerard (2021). Découverte d’une épave dans le canyon de Lacaze-Duthiers (Campagne CALADU_2021). ODE / UL / LER-PAC 21-03.


Fabri Marie-ClaireORCID, Arnaud-Haond SophieORCID (2021). Rapport scientifique de la campagne CALADU‐2021 sur le N/O Thalassa (avec le ROV Ariane). ODE / UL / LER-PAC 21-04. https://doi.org/10.13155/84585


References of Articles published in periodicals and magazines for the general public

Sanchez Corinne (2024) Escale en Méditerranée Romaine - Les ports antiques de Narbonne. ISBN : 978-2-330-19189-4 https://www.actes-sud.fr/catalogue/archeologie/escale-en-mediterranee-romaine

Augusta-Boularot (2024) Narbonne, histoire sociale d'une capitale romaine. ISBN : 978-2-271-14949-7 https://www.cnrseditions.fr/catalogue/histoire/narbonne-2/