Marine Station of Endoume


The Marine Station of Endoume is an oceanography and marine biology research institute located in Marseille. It was founded in 1882 by Antoine-Fortuné Marion. It is today one of the sites for the joint research unit IMBE hosting research teams from Aix-Marseille University and the CNRS.

History

The first marine biology laboratory in France outside Paris was founded in Marseille in 1869. The project to build a marine station in Marseille was initiated by its director Antoine-Fortuné Marion in 1872 and accepted in 1882. The station was built between 1883 and 1889, on the site of an old artillery battery in the neighbourhood of Endoume. The first scientific studies started in the summer of 1889.
In 1891, the first public aquarium in Marseille opened at the marine station; in 1894, a marine natural reserve was created right in front of the marine station. A-F Marion was director of the station until his death in 1900.
in a laboratory at the marine station of Endoume in 1897.

Directors

Architecture

The original building finished in 1889 consists of a single wing with, to its right, a round tower in which are found the main stairs, and to its left a terrace with stone stairs on each side.

Research