2005 :" Panglao / BFAR Deep-Sea Cruise ", Bohol-Cebu-Mindanao Triangle" from May 20th to June 3rd around the Philippine archipelago (chief scientist P. Bouchet). The goal of this cruise was to collect bivalves associated to sunken woods using the scientific vessel "M/V DA-BFAR" of the institut of Fisheries from Philippines.

2006: "SantoBoa 2006" , (chief scientist P. Bouchet). This cruise was done from October 10th to October 24th using the french vessel "N/O ALIS" around Vanuatu islands in order to collect bivalves associated to sunken woods in this area.

2007 : MOMARDREAM-NAUT (chief scientist F. Gaill) and MEDECO (chief scientist C. Pierre) using the french vessel " Pourquoi pas ? " respectively on the atlantic ridge and in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in order to collect organisms associated to CHEMECOLI (CHEMosynthetic Ecosystem COlonization by Larval Invertebrates) previously deployed one year before and/or naturally present on sunken organic substrates.

2007 ARK-XXI/1B cruise (chief scientist M. Klages) on the german vessel " Polarstern " on mud volcanoes of the North Sea (Haakon Mosby) in order to collect organisms associated to CHEMECOLI (CHEMosynthetic Ecosystem COlonization by Larval Invertebrates) previously deployed one year before.

2008 : GUINECO Leg 76/3b (chief scientist A. Boetius) using the german vessel "Meteor" in Walvis Bay (Namiby) on cold seeps in order to collect fauna associated to this ecosystem.

2015: Karubenthos 2 (chief scientist L. Corbari) using the french vessel "Anthea" around guadeloupean waters in order to collect invertebrates (Mollusques, Echinodermes, Crustacées) and organisms associated to wood falls.