A new visiting area covering 550m²
Discover the great adventure of sea turtles at this new open-air space of the Oceanographic Museum, learn about their life-cycle and the threats to their existence, the magic of egg-laying and the actions taken to ensure their protection in this brand new area spanning 550 m². This unique area consolidates dialogue with all our target audiences (visitors, researchers, decision-makers and pupils) and gives visitors an opportunity to discover, share and get involved in the life of sea turtles. To accompany the opening of this new area, there is a themed exhibition on the first floor of the Museum.
They shared the Earth with the dinosaurs, witnessed the birth of Homo Sapiens and their longevity has fascinated many civilisations. Today, however, sea turtles are threatened by extinction.
Over the last three decades, a collapse in most of their populations
has been observed worldwide. This is unfortunately not unrelated to Man...
In Monaco, in collaboration with the French Mediterranean Sea Turtles Network (RTMMF), we have been taking in injured or sick turtles for years now. In 2019, we achieved a new milestone with the opening of a dedicated awareness area. This area is symbolic of our strong and enduring commitment, matched by our ambition to draw people’s attention to this fascinating animal.
If you are interested in the future of sea turtles, get involved and help us save them.
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Renewal was the obvious choice
Since 2010, CMB has provided sponsorship to support the Oceanographic Institute’s mission of getting people to “know, love and protect the oceans”. The partnership agreement has now been renewed for 2019 between the two institutions,represented by Messrs Etienne Franzi and Werner Peyer, Chairman and Deputy Administrator of CMB respectively, and Robert Calcagno, Managing Director of the Oceanographic Institute.
CMB’s presence alongside the Oceanographic Institute marks our firm’s commitment, which dates back numerous years, to tackling environmental and climate issues. The partners we choose are always in line with those chosen by the Principality. Thanks to the latter, we can work together with the Institute to preserve the planet and the oceans.
Compagnie Monégasque de Banque is a faithful and committed partner and contributes to organising mediation campaigns with the target audience of the Institute in order to raise awareness and persuade as many people as possible to get involved in protecting the ocean and its biodiversity. Thanks to this financial support, the Institute can spread its message around even more widely.
Beginning in spring, the partnership will take the form of the involvement of Compagnie Monégasque de Banque in the implementation and running of a programme of educational workshops aimed devoted to sea turtles. In spite of their popularity and status as protected species, sea turtles are threatened at every stage of their development. By providing its support, CMB is thus looking to contribute towards saving these emblematic animals by making young people more aware of their vulnerability.
The Oceanographic Institute is delighted with this long-term collaboration, which bears witness to the
hared philosophy uniting these two institutions: the philosophy of a more sustainable future.
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FROM EXPLORATION TO PROTECTION
The 650,000 annual visitors to the Oceanographic Museum will have an all-new experience in store for them from 14 July 2018 onwards.
“Monaco & the Ocean, from exploration to protection” covers almost 700 m2 of the first floor of the Sea Temple and is devoted to the commitment by the
Princes of Monaco to protecting the world of the sea.
In the hull and on the bridge of this ship, we will be hosting politicians, scientists, NGOs, entrepreneurs and each and every visitor with the same conviction and the same
determination to unify and to share.
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Snapper for All Contest – 2019 Edition
Snapper for All: Aubanel School, Fréjus wins the prize!
The Snapper pour Tous, whose 2019 edition is sponsored by Boris Herrmann, raises awareness of ocean preservation among students from priority education or with disabilities.
The class that produces the best report wins a discovery trip to the Principality at the end of the school year.
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Calendar of activities from 19 October to 3 November 2019
Holidays at the Oceanographic Museum: go exploring!
The Oceanographic Museum is organising a host of new activities for the school holidays!
Come for the unforgettable experience of getting face-to-face with sea turtles, watch as their meals are prepared and talk with the activity leaders. Learn the fascinating story of how turtles evolved from dinosaurs in our temporary exhibition and set off on the 10 assignments of our treasure hunt with your children. Then, try out our unmissable tactile pool and its Mediterranean wildlife that you can discover…with your hands! The arrival of new technology means you can even go diving without getting wet, with a virtual reality helmet. So many activities on offer for an unequalled immersion in the world of the sea!
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The Oceanographic Institute of Monaco wishes you a lovely autumn and hopes you have a great holiday!
Find out about our ‘large families’ package!
Find out more about the Snapper Club
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Programme of activities from 6 July to 1 September 2019
An action-packed summer for 2019
Young and old alike can enjoy a busy programme of activities all summer long at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
Experience the great odyssey of the sea turtles, lend a hand with the meals for the aquarium’s residents, marvel at the fluorescent coral and reach out to touch the animals in the touch tank.
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The Oceanographic Institute of Monaco wishes you an excellent summer 2019!
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Death rates for fan mussels in the Mediterranean: the Principality of Monaco is taking action
The Princely Government, with the aid of numerous local institutions and in collaboration with a network of international players, is launching a series of campaigns to protect these animals.
These include a breeding project, which will take place at the Monaco Centre for the Treatment of Marine Species, housed at the Oceanographic Museum.
The specimens bred will then be reintroduced to the sea.
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A dream night at the Oceanographic Museum!
When the Museum closes for the night, the doors stay open for a handful of VIPs.
This unique experience will teach you about the seas of the world and over 6000 specimens of sea life.
Armed with a torch, you can explore the aquariums and discover the unimaginable and fascinating way in which fish behave once night has fallen.
This offer is brought to you by the Oceanographic Museum as part of the “Just for You” programme for clients of the Métropole Monte-Carlo Hotel.
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Partnership between TER SNCF and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco renewed
Ecomobility: an experience to share as a family in order to combat climate change
To promote the development of ecomobility, TER SNCF and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco are renewing their partnership, encouraging families to opt for train travel when coming to the Museum.
Train tickets for a return journey from stations in Alpes-Maritimes to Monaco will therefore also grant entry to the Oceanographic Museum.
Taking the train rather than the car is an effective energy choice to fight climate change.
You can find more information in our press release.
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A meeting organised at the initiative of the Princely Government and the Oceanographic Institute
On initiative from the Princely Government and the Oceanographic Institute, over forty users of the sea met up today at the Oceanographic Museum to attend and participate in an awareness meeting in favour of protecting sea turtles.
Backup from users of the sea
As the brand-new Monegasque Center for Marine Species Care (CMSEM) enters its operational phase, divers, yachtsmen, fishermen, habormasters and other regular users of the Monaco waters were present to learn best practices in the even of an encounter with a sea turtle.
After touring the treatment centre and its facilities, now ready to welcome its first patients, the participants learned about the rules for intervening and for handling turtles. Knowing when a sea turtle is in distress, using best practices when handling it and informing the specialised networks are all links in the chain of raising the alert.
We are delighted that the CMSEM is now operational and to see the enthusiasm it is generating from Monaco stakeholders involved in protecting the ocean. It is an important tool for the Principality of Monaco and the campaigns it organises in favour of the environment. With this new centre, we are very clearly committing to a collaborative dynamic; on the one hand, there is the network of treatment centres in the Mediterranean perimeter that we are consolidating, and on the other, there is a collective of sea users committed to working with us.
Sea turtles - a source of concern
This mobilisation morning was also the opportunity to review the biology of sea turtles, the threats posed to their existence and the preventive measures carried out by stakeholders of the Principality – inspired by the observation programme led by ACCOBAMS, the ban on single-use plastic products imposed by the Princely Government and even the BeMed programme initiated by the Prince Albert II Foundation.
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Great medals Albert I 2019
At a time when the health of the ocean is under threat – from pollution, overfishing and all kinds of excesses – initiatives to improve knowledge and management of our blue planet are multiplying. The Oceanographic Institute, Albert I, Prince of Monaco Foundation honours the great names of the marine world who, through their commitment and their work, contribute to making the Ocean known, loved and protected.
The winners of the Albert I Grand Medal were awarded this Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Oceanographic Museum :
– Mr Ban Ki-Moon, in the MEDIATION section
Former Secretary General of the UN, at the origin of the creation of the Sustainable Development Goal n° 14 on the Ocean. Secretary General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016, he made environmental protection one of the priorities of the actions carried out on an international scale, in particular with the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Today, through his Foundation, he participates in the development of citizen projects around the world.
If we are to achieve the UN's development and climate change goals, we need to develop global partnerships, including the active participation of governments, NGOs, the private sector, civil society groups and other stakeholders. This is especially true for the sustainability of our oceans.
– Pr. Lisa Ann Levin, in the SCIENCE section
Oceanographer, author and co-founder of the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) Biological oceanographer, she studies the impact of climate change on benthic communities in deep and shallow water environments. Through important work, it seeks to highlight the need for the political, technological and economic sectors to work together with scientists in order to better consider the impacts of human activity on marine environments.
AN AWARD-WINNING THESIS
In order to support new generations of researchers – whose work is related to the ocean – the Oceanographic Institute has awarded a Thesis Prize. The winner received a grant of 3,000 euros to continue her research.
– Drs. Violaine Pellichero for her thesis: “Study of surface layer dynamics and surface/ocean interactions in the Southern Ocean under sea ice”.
On stage, Dr. Violaine Pellichero presented and popularized, through a dynamic presentation of less than 3 minutes, her research work presenting the role of freshwater exchanges in the evolution of the buoyancy of the mixed layer under the ice and its impact on the large-scale overturning circulation.
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