PROTEKER 1 (DOI French oceanic cruises)
(12 dec. 2011 – 9 jan. 2012 on the field) made it possible to chose and begin to install thermo-recorders at 5 and 15 m depth at 6 sites. A small number of “tests” species, selected before for their features of contrasted life history ({e.g}. mode of reproduction), have been collected all around the island to be tested again and to highlight or not a change (Rapport).
Participants: from left to right: J.-P. Féral, C. Marschal, J.-P. Beurier, J.-C. Roca
Boardings on La Curieuse – 3 legs
– Baie du Morbihan : 19 dec 2011, 16:00 to 23 dec 2011, 17:00 – 4 days and a half
– Choiseul and Baleiniers sectors (Ker North) : 24 dec 2011, 16:00 to 29 dec 2011, 09:00 – 4 days and a half
– Audierne sector (Ker South) ; 30 dec 2011, 16:00 to 5 jan 2012, 17:00 – 6 days and a half
La Curieuse’s crew
– Alix Daujat (capitaine)
– Baptiste Aspa (chef mécanicien)
– Laurent Conillen (second capitaine)
– Anthony Sautron (second mécanicien)
– Benoît Caffier (matelot cuisinier)
– Jimmy Payet (matelot)
– Yann Rivière (stagiaire mécanicien)
Map of the stations of PROTEKER 1
[*Chosen sites*] (green stars) Ile Haute, Ile Longue, Port Christmas, Ilot de 3 Bergers, Fjord des Portes Noires, Iles du Prince de Monaco
[**Other explored sites*] (red and white icons) Port aux Français, Anse aux Rennes, Anse du Halage, Anse du Jardin, Port Matha, Baie Sabloneuse, Baie de la Mouche, Fjord La Rose, Baie des Swains
Eighteen dives have been done. Six sites were chosen and equipped with one or two thermorecorder(s) at 5 and 15 m deep. They were all activated on January 6th, 2012 for a measure every hour.
| Site and date of installation | Depth (m) | Latitude South | Longitude East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ile Haute (22/12/2011) | 5 | 49°23’14,7’’ | 69°56’28,6’’ |
| 15 | 49°23’15,0’’ | 69°56’29,3’’ | |
| Ile Longue (21/12/2011) | 5 | 49°32’19,4 | 69°53’02,8’’ |
| 15 | 49°32’19,4 | 69°53’03’’ | |
| Port Chrismas (26/12/2011) | 15 | 48°40’54,7’’ | 69°01’57,9’’ |
| Ilôt des Trois Bergers (28/12/2011) | 15 | 49°17’23,7’’ | 69°42’40,7’’ |
| Fjord des Portes Noires (01/01/2012) | 15 | 49°29’39,2’’ | 69°08’58,3’’ |
| Ile (grande) du Prince de Monaco (02/01/2012) | 15 | 49°36’00,3’’ | 69°14’23,3’’ |
