On board the sailing ship Mauritius, a 30-meter steel schooner flying the Swiss flag, Pacifique's mission is to explore the Gambia River along the following lines:

• Academic cooperation between the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland/ Swansea University, United Kingdom and the GREAT Institute, The Gambia to participate in the training of new generations of Gambian students on coastal and marine research

• Scientific mediation: transmission and sharing of information on the role of the mangrove through conferences before and after the expedition, archiving of scientific data and promotion of the project through the production of a film/documentary and a photo exhibition.

• Scientific research

· Collection of basic ecological information: diagnosis of the health of the ecosystem, including mangroves, through water and sediment sampling campaigns using measuring devices present on the Mauritius

· Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from mangroves (CO2 and methane analysis on air, soil, and water samples in mangroves)

· Research on toxic algae growing in mangrove oysters and posing little-studied public health issues for women who collect these oysters for their livelihood.