ConnexStere French Mediterranean

From a technical standpoint, the buoys and their moorings demonstrated exceptional durability, with no detachment whatsoever, despite challenging weather conditions, including swells exceeding 9 meters. The loss rate was very low, even for the Biohuts attached to the buoys to increase their complexity. Installation, maintenance, and removal proceeded without a hitch.

From a biological perspective:
- Better understanding of the fish species inhabiting the area, thanks to the combination of several monitoring methods and the validation of the potential for colonization by coastal species (larval passageway).

- Better understanding of the potential colonization by macroinvertebrates (and, to a lesser extent, sessile flora and fauna), primarily in the Biohuts.
- Several species common to both offshore and coastal areas, for both fish and macro-invertebrates...
- Several species are common to both offshore and coastal areas, including both fish and macroinvertebrates.
- Similar functional diversity between the open sea and the coast.
- Existing connectivity with the open sea confirmed by the presence of species tagged on the coast and observed at the BoB buoy.
- Diverse marine life exists in the open sea at the surface (0–15 m) on floating structures; abundance and species richness are much greater and more diverse than previously imagined.