The DORIS programme (Data from Observations for the Recognition and Identification of Underwater Fauna and Flora) relies primarily on the network of divers from the Biology and Underwater Environment Commissions coordinated by the CNEBS of the FFESSM (French Federation of Underwater Studies and Sports).

Upon building a new waste pool for waste from oyster farming, a zostera noltii seagrass meadow was destroyed by sediment deposits. This site is located in the Arcachon basin and has been monitored since 2005 in order to evaluate the impact this of this work and the recolonisation of the site by benthic macrofauna.

The effect of Maerl extraction on Benthic Communities in the Glénan Archipelago.

Monitoring and understanding of marine ecosystems, marine population dynamics, commercial species and protected species. Themes covered: - Functional ecology - marine population dynamics - Impact of climate variability - Ecosystem management - Spatialised operational management System functions - Definition of key areas and configuration of the population dynamics model - Acquisition of satellite data and in situ ocean data - Data processing and production of geographical layers - Data management and storage - Data distribution Coverage - Oceans worldwide - Ocean basins - Ocean regions - Mediterranean sea Specifics (see functioning, qualification system, custom services for users) - Customised services for users

Resomar is a French national network of marine stations and observatories for exchanging and collaboration on scientific projects, studies and monitoring programmes. In 2007, the CNRS/INSU launched a programme with a view to giving new life to RESOMAR (formerly RNSM and then RNSLM), and to made it a strategic tool for enhancing coastal marine biology studies at a national level. This network has been given the task of scientifically collating and exploiting biological databased relating to the components of benthic and pelagic ecosystems on the French coast.