The team
Florence Caurant
Co-Director of PELAGIS
Co-Director of the Observatory, Senior Lecturer in Ecology at the University of La Rochelle, in charge of activities related to cetacean mortality.
fcaurant(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 69
Jérôme Spitz
Co-Director of PELAGIS
Co-Director of the Observatory, CNRS researcher, in charge of the general and scientific coordination of the actions and projects of the observatory of marine mammal populations.
jspitz(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 69
Matthieu Authier
Research Engineer
In charge of the analysis and scientific valorisation of Observatory data in the framework of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
matthieu.authier(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 16 49 67 81
Ariane Blanchard
Study Engineer
In charge of the field coordination of local aerial observation campaigns.
ariane.blanchard(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Clément Blanchard
Lab technician
In the second year of the IUT Biological Engineering in alternation. Study of the energy density of marine species such as sardines, pout and anchovies.
clement.blanchard(at)etudiant.univ-lr.fr
Océane Campo
Lab technician
In charge of the study of the energy density of marine species on the North-East Atlantic coast using calorimetry.
oceane.campo(at)etudiant.univ-lr.fr
Tiphaine Chouvelon
Research Engineer
Responsible for sampling and analysis of top predator prey data.
tiphaine.chouvelon(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Willy Dabin
Study Engineer
Responsible for the implementation of actions within the framework of the Observatory and in particular the coordination of stranding monitoring.
willy.dabin(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Cécile Dars
Study Engineer
In charge of the acquisition and banking of stranding data.
cecile.dars(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Fabien Demaret
Assistant Ingénieur
Responsible for the acquisition and banking of data from strandings and in particular for the management of collections of samples.
fdemaret(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Camille Deslias
Study Engineer
In charge of analyses on fisheries and potential interactions with dolphins.
camille.deslias(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Ghislain Doremus
Study Engineer
Responsible for the implementation and coordination of monitoring at sea.
ghislain.doremus(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 67
Mathieu Genu
Study Engineer
Responsible for the development of data flow analysis tools. Development of a library and tools to support data analysis and processing.
mathieu.genu(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Mathilde Huon
Research Engineer
In charge of analyses on seabirds and fishing discards.
mathilde.huon(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Sophie Laran
Research Engineer
In charge of the analysis and scientific valorisation of data from observation campaigns.
sophie.laran(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 16 49 67 15
Bruno Mansoux
Research Engineer
Responsible for the Design and Administration of the Marine Megafauna Information System
bruno.mansoux(at)univ.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Audrey Mauchamp
Lab technician
In charge of laboratory analysis for cetacean biodemography.
audrey.mauchamp(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Eleonore Meheust
Study Engineer
In charge of database management and quality control of stranding data.
eleonore.meheust(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Paula Méndez Fernandez
Research Engineer
In charge of the acquisition and scientific valorisation of data from the monitoring of contaminants.
paula.mendez_fernandez(at)univ-lr.fr +33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 16 49 67 15
Manon Nivière
Study Engineer
In charge of the development of spatial analysis tools.patiale.
manon.niviere1(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Camille Ollier
Phd
Modelling of cetacean habitat using a combination of acoustic and visual observation data.
camille.ollier(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Hélène Peltier
Research Engineer
In charge of the analysis and scientific valorisation of cetacean catch data in fishing gear.
helene.peltier(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 83
Floriane Plard
Post-doctorant
Researcher in statistics and modelling
floriane.plard(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / (0)5.16.49.67.81
Vincent Ridoux
Professor of Ecology at La Rochelle University
In charge of scientific support for the Ministry in charge of Ecology on marine mammal conservation issues.
vridoux(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 69
Etienne Rouby
Phd
Anthropogenic impacts on small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel.
etienne.rouby (at) univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10
Olivier Van Canneyt
Study Engineer
Responsible for the overall coordination of data collection systems.
olivier.van-canneyt(at)univ-lr.fr
+33 (0)5 46 44 99 10 / 05 46 50 76 68
Auriane Virgili
Research Engineer
In charge of the spatial analysis of the distribution data of deep-sea diving cetaceans.
auriane.virgili@univ-lr.fr
Tel : 05 46 44 99 10 / 05 16 49 67 20
