Led by the CNRS and supported by the France 2030 programme, the operation is the largest deployment of its kind ever carried out in France. <\/p>\n
The fleet will collect valuable data on ocean currents, biodiversity and the impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, one of the world\u2019s fastest-warming seas.<\/p>\n
The gliders, which can dive to depths of 1,000 metres, are equipped with advanced sensors capable of measuring water temperature, salinity, oxygen levels and underwater noise. <\/p>\n
Some will also help scientists monitor marine mammals, including sperm whales and fin whales, within the protected Pelagos Sanctuary.<\/p>\n
Unlike traditional underwater vehicles, the gliders have no propellers. <\/p>\n
Instead, they move by changing their buoyancy, allowing them to travel long distances while using very little energy.<\/p>\n
Researchers say the mission will provide an unprecedented picture of Mediterranean ecosystems and contribute to the creation of an Environmental Atlas of the Deep Ocean, helping scientists better understand and protect marine environments in the years ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Led by the CNRS and supported by the France 2030 programme, the operation is the largest deployment of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[61,60,82],"class_list":["post-507555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}