Organizing innovative expeditions to support scientific research

Under The Pole

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The project

BiodiversityResearch

The depths of the oceans remain largely unknown and threatened, even though they are home to ecosystems essential to the balance of life on Earth. With this in mind, the divers and scientists on the Under The Pole expeditions are exploring the depths of the mesophotic zone (30-200 m), in order to understand them, make them visible and protect them.

month

month's mission in Antarctica

+ de 50

Diving

extreme diving

des milliers

of people

of people aware of the need to protect the ocean

Solution

Internationally recognized for its experience in polar and deep diving,

Under The Pole organizes, from the sailing vessel WHY, complex scientific expeditions

around the world. The innovation lies in the collaboration with

scientific and institutional milieus, isolated working areas and exceptional means

mobilized.

By partnering with the French and international research community, the

expeditions aim to conduct ambitious scientific programs, based on

diving techniques enabling precision, flexibility and low impact on

ecosystems, to push back the limits of knowledge of the

mesophotic zone (30-200 m).

As part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences

at the service of sustainable development, UNDER THE POLE is leading the international research program DEEPLIFE (2021-2030), in collaboration with the Centre

National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and an international scientific consortium

. This program aims to better understand the role of marine

animal forests (MAFs) in maintaining marine biodiversity.