Observatoire océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer

The marine station is made up of several joint research laboratories operated by UPMC-Paris 6 (Université Pierre et Marie Curie) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and one administrative unit.

Named Roland, the ship was destroyed while in her basin in Banyuls during a storm in November 1908.

[6] French marine biologist Louis Boutan perfected, while studying under de Lacaze-Duthiers, several techniques for underwater photography.

[7][8] The Laboratoire Arago and its two sister stations in Roscoff and Villefranche-sur-Mer, share two common missions: promoting education and research in marine sciences.

All three sites maintain onsite dormitory and restaurant facilities available to visiting scientists and students in support of these missions.