FS NEREIS

Onboard the research vessel RV NEREIS of the Mediterranean Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls (OOB), a marine research institute also called Laboratoire ARAGO located on the south-eastern coast of France at the Mediterranean Sea, Dr. Alshuth collaborated with marine scientists and assisted the OOB in quantitative sampling surveys and long-term monitoring of the benthic Mediterranean fauna to evaluate the marine ecosystem status. RV NEREIS provides access to the oligotrophic waters and deep-sea canyons of the Mediterranean with white coral populations located just 20 miles offshore. As part of this long-term monitoring research, Dr. Alshuth assisted in quantitative multispecies assessments methods for ocean conservation regulations in the Mediterranean region. OOB offers ocean access to Mediterranean’s exceptionally diverse fauna and flora and makes this station unique in Europe for the biodiversity study of marine ecosystems and their reaction to global change.

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