Cap Martinique: Ludovic Gérard finishes first solo after 21 days at sea!
Despite stiff competition, Ludovic was the first in the solo category to cross the finish line in Fort-de-France after 21 days, 14 hours, 15 minutes and 8 seconds of thrilling racing aboard Solenn for Pure Ocean, a JPK 10.80. We’ll have to wait for the compensated time results to get the final rankings.
This triumph follows his previous success in the category with his partner Nicolas Brossay in 2022.
Wearing Pure Ocean’s colors loud and clear, Ludovic broke the previous edition’s record by raising even more funds for the scientific projects we support, with over €7,000 raised! THANK YOU
A few words from Ludovic on his arrival: “It’s a big challenge. There’s an extra step between double-handed and solo sailing. I’m not a solo sailor at heart. I had three objectives for this race. I wanted to finish it for myself, to achieve this challenge at 52. Secondly, I wanted to finish in the top 5, and that’s done. The third challenge was to make some noise and publicize Pure Ocean to raise money. The kitty worked well, thanks to my wife. I’m very happy to have arrived tonight.”
👏 Bravo Ludo, the whole team is very proud of you! What a pleasure to follow this race and vibrate following your exploits!
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Australia experiences its worst bleaching episode in human history
75% of the Great Barrier Reef is in danger. According to recent reports, 40% of this natural wonder is in an “extreme” state due to warm surface waters. Global warming continues to affect our marine ecosystem, now affecting 450 species of coral, including those that had previously resisted.
Back in March, we reported on a major bleaching episode. These phenomena are only repeating themselves. The Great Barrier Reef is home to over 1/4 of marine biodiversity, directly threatened by its loss.
🔬 Scientists have solutions. Among the projects supported thanks to your donations, let’s highlight two incredible innovations dedicated to coral preservation:
🔹 The Yaf Keru project will scientifically monitor the environmental, economic and social impacts of coral reef restoration.
🔹 The Reef Reborn team has developed a lipid cocktail to boost coral larvae and optimize their chances of survival at the most crucial time in their development. A project on the Great Barrier Reef with spectacular results!
⚠️ These programs explore innovative reef restoration techniques, but without action on our part, rising water temperatures will continue to weaken them.
Faced with this crisis, there is only one solution: limit our greenhouse gas emissions. It’s our responsibility to protect our blue planet.
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Proud of our ambassadors - Meet IQ Foil athlete Ambre Papazian!
Ambre embodies passion and determination. Originally from Martinique, she quickly proved herself on national waters, winning the championships in 2016. Her talent led her to Marseille, where she shone, winning the French championships the same year.
Since then, Ambre has continued to push her limits. From first place at the Med Cup in 2019 to fourth place at the French Championships, she’s been racking up success after success.
But Ambre isn’t just an exceptional athlete. On a day-to-day basis, she combines her sporting career with her studies, with a Master’s degree in Sports Management which she has just brilliantly completed! Organization, time management and perseverance are just some of the qualities she has demonstrated in her dual commitment. Bravo @Ambre, the whole team is proud of you, and once again, you’ve risen to the challenge!
365 days a year, Ambre defies the waves, making the ocean her second home. Sensitive to environmental issues, she shares our conviction that it’s time to act. Her commitment to Pure Ocean is living proof.
Les négociations pour un avenir sans pollution plastique sont en cours à l'INC4 au Canada !
Le Comité de Négociation Intergouvernemental (INC) continue à Ottawa, Canada, pour les 4è négociation pour un Traité Mondial sur le plastique, du 23 au 29 avril 2024. L’INC-4 marque une étape cruciale dans la quête d’un traité mondial pour mettre fin à la marée de plastique qui nous menace.
💡 L’objectif ? Finaliser un traité juridiquement contraignant d’ici la fin de cette année. Mais la route à parcourir est semée d’embûches. À Nairobi en novembre dernier lors de l’INC3, les progrès ont été timides. Maintenant, à Ottawa, les enjeux sont encore plus grands. Les négociateurs sont sous pression pour rédiger un accord plus solide afin de lutter contre les 460 millions de tonnes de pollution plastique générées annuellement.
🤝 Forces Opposées : Deux camps émergent dans ces négociations : la coalition “haute ambition”, poussant pour des objectifs ambitieux visant à mettre fin à la pollution plastique d’ici 2040 ; et la coalition “durabilité”, plaidant en faveur de mesures plus souples pour protéger leurs industries pétrochimiques.
⚠️ La pollution plastique nécessite une action urgente. Notre projet MicroPow a déjà prouvé l’existence d’une maladie due au plastique : la plasticose. Maintenant, le projet Synsen, suite du projet MicroPow va modéliser les effets de l’ingestion de microplastiques sur le vieillissement cellulaire et les maladies neurodégénératives. Quand commencerons nous à prendre cette menace sérieusement ?
⚖️ Nous espérons que les décisions seront à la hauteur des enjeux auxquels nous faisons face. Il est impératif que les Etats membres mettent en place des politiques robustes contre les conflits d’intérêts et réévaluent leur approche envers les pays entravant délibérément l’ambition du processus de négociation.
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The “Sharing Ocean science for Sustainable business” project, coordinated by Pure Ocean, brings together numerous international partners from the worlds of scientific research and business. To stimulate innovation and collective intelligence, the group follows a proven creative approach: design thinking. This method punctuates our project with moments of remote work, and face-to-face reunions.
💭 After the problem definition stage in Marseille, it was the turn of the University of Rome-La Sapienza to welcome us for the ideation phase, a stage that involves formulating and bringing together the diversity of ideas and points of view in order to respond to the problem. As a reminder, the aim of the SOS project is to create lasting bridges between science and business, in order to sustainably transform their economic models.
🗣️ During these 2 days, we explored multiple avenues to better understand the motivations and expectations of business leaders and scientists. Group work sessions were fueled by case studies presented by Italian researchers, the Italian startup Microperi Blue Growth and a visit to the INM maritime innovation center, all fruitful collaborations between researchers and companies!
🤝 One example that stood out for us? Daniele Ventura and Edoardo Casoli, researchers at the University of Sapienza, worked on mitigating the impact of the installation of a pipeline in the Adriatic Sea, by minimizing its damage on coralligenous reefs, of high ecological value. The scientists’ expertise enabled the project to be carried out by relocating and transplanting coral blocks during deep dives.
🙏 Many thanks to Daniele Ventura and his team for hosting and organizing this trip. Many thanks also to our hosts during our visits: Microperi and the Institute of Marine Biology (INM).
🛠️ We look forward to continuing this adventure in Samos, Greece, at our next workshop, which will be dedicated to turning our ideas into a prototype!
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70% of the Earth is covered by oceans, but one can’t live without the other. That’s why on this Earth Day, it’s just as important to take care of the ocean!
🎉 Today, we’re celebrating our beautiful planet. What can we do? Here are a few ideas for concrete action:
🤿 Discover the latest advances in ocean research to learn more and more about our blue lung.
✨ Do something for our ocean by supporting scientific research with Pure Ocean. Support the ocean today: https://www.pure-ocean.org/soutenez-nous/
♻ Organize a litter-picking action with La Goutte Bleue 💧 A seaweed-based bag to mobilize your employees around a simple gesture to care for the ocean.
Together, let’s make every day a day for the planet.
Greece becomes the 1st European country to ban bottom trawling in its marine protected areas!
At the Our Ocean world conference in Athens on April 17, 2024, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that trawling in marine protected areas will be banned by 2030. A historic step forward for the preservation of our marine ecosystems hitherto destroyed by this practice!
🚫🎣 Bottom trawling, a devastating practice for the ocean, will be banned from 2026 in Greece’s three marine national parks, before being extended to all protected areas.
But that’s not all! Two new marine national parks will also see the light of day in 2024. The first will cover 11% of Greek waters in the Ionian Sea, and the second 6% of territorial waters in the southern Aegean Sea.
Bravo for this superb initiative, which should set an example for the rest of the world!
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Ludovic Gerard set sail for CAP Martinique this Sunday from La Trinité-sur-Mer, proudly wearing the Pure Ocean colors!
⛵ We’re sending him all our support for this extraordinary adventure to Fort-de-France!
For almost twenty days at sea, Ludovic will have to juggle his sporting performance and the meticulous management of his resources during this 3800-mile crossing. A sporting challenge, but also a commitment to preserving our planet! 🌍
As a dedicated Pure Ocean ambassador, Ludovic embodies the spirit of our mission to protect the ocean. We’re proud to see him carry our values through every wave and every challenge. 💪
💙 Godspeed Ludovic, the Pure Ocean Lovers are all behind you!
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A breathtaking discovery: 160 new species identified in the abysses of Easter Island!
A recent expedition captured the world’s attention by documenting no less than 160 previously unknown species from the region, 50 of which are completely new to science. Among these wonders of nature, astonishing creatures such as a “flying spaghetti monster” and a luminescent abyssal “dragon fish” were observed for the first time in this area. These dazzling discoveries testify to the incredible biodiversity that thrives in the marine depths off Easter Island.
🔬This expedition, led by the Institut océanographique Schmidt, also revealed the existence of previously unexplored seamounts, each harboring their own unique ecosystem. The researchers underscore the crucial importance of protecting these diverse marine habitats in order to preserve marine biodiversity and deepen our understanding of ocean ecosystems.
The MECOPO project, winner of Pure Ocean in 2019, had already highlighted the high concentration of biological diversity on these seamounts, which are still largely unknown today.
Many wonders remain to be discovered in these abysses, a precious environment to be conserved, today threatened by deep sea mining.
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