SNO SOMLIT Intercomparison Week Held in Banyuls

Twelve accredited marine stations participated in an annual event to coordinate best practices for ocean monitoring.

View of the Mediterranean Sea from a marine observatory, with scientific equipment and boats in the background.
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View of the Mediterranean Sea from a marine observatory, with scientific equipment and boats in the background.

The Banyuls Oceanographic Observatory hosted the intercomparison week for the SNO SOMLIT, an annual event crucial for coordinating the practices of 12 marine stations monitoring the ocean's evolution for nearly 30 years.

This week, the intercomparison week of the SNO SOMLIT (IR ILICO) was held at the Banyuls Oceanographic Observatory. This is an essential step for the network to coordinate best practices among the 12 accredited marine stations that have been monitoring ocean evolution through their hydrological and biological measurements for nearly 30 years.
Sandra, Véronique, Morgane, Léa, and Gérald participated in this annual event. They collected various samples and presented results from the Bay of Marseille. Back at the laboratory, analyses will be performed, and the results will be pooled with those from other marine stations to ensure quality control of the entire network's measurements.
This process is essential for long-term quality measurements, freely accessible upon request.
Based on information from the official source: Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO) (02/10/2026)