Ecocean reinforces marine biodiversity

Off the coast of southern France near Leucate and Bacarès, where four sea wind turbines will float starting in 2021, Ecocean set up a metallic buoy in June. The buoy descends to a depth of nine meters, equipped with four inhabitable spaces made of oyster shells, wood, and bricks. Young fish from one to two centimeters in size, in what is called the “post-larvae” stage, can live there along with other forms of marine life. The goal is to be able to observe the local ecosystem before equipping a float for the future pilot farm of floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Lyon with an ecologically friendly solution for promoting biodiversity.

This is one of thirty-five current projects driven by the Montpellier company, generally in cooperation with major public and private partners. For example, Engie, Principle Power Inc., and Eiffage Métal are participating with Ecocean, along with the University of Perpignan Research Center for Marine Ecosystems, the company’s closest scientific partner.