15/02/2018

Early November 2017, Under The Pole III – under the leadship of Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout and Ghislain Bardout – finished the first leg of their latest adventure: sailing through the Northwest Passage for a study on natural fluorescence as well as on the Arctic biodiversity. During winter, the team was back in France, and has been preparing for the next chapter of this expedition: 15 months of underwater exploration in French Polynesia.

27/02/2018

In this press kit, you will find all the key information on Under The Pole and its new expedition Under The Pole III • Twilight Zone. The 4 main scientific programs are detailed within this document : the bioluminescence and natural fluorescence program, Mesophotic coral reefs program, Apex predators program, and the inventory on biodiversity program.

27/02/2018

“Capsule” is an experimental diving program applied to the study of submarine environment. It comes within a continious innovation approach aiming to allow man to durably and efficiently stay in immersion, for scientific and documentary purposes. During 3 months, the Capsule, a lightweight submarine habitat, will become the shetler of divers to conducts research in total and continuous immersion for few days.

25/02/2018

From 2017 to 2020, their schooner “WHY” will sail across the Pacific with a multi-disciplinary team on board : scientists, divers, sailors, cameramen, photographers, doctors… to explore a part of the oceans we have yet to know more about : the Twilight Zone, or Mesophotic Zone.

04/07/2018

The WHY is now sailing into French Polynesia hot waters until the end of 2019. Focus on “Deep hope” program with the study of deep corals and apex predators like the great hammer shark, the bulldog shark. Then, the underwater capsule, light habitat allowing to saturation divers to stay for a long time and in total immersion, will be deployed.

25/04/2018

An expedition that comes within the continuity of the previous one to study North-South the submarine environment between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle. A systematic exploration of the submarine floors along the West coast of Greeland for over one cycle of seasons including a wintering in the sea ice, between surface and 112 m depth.