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Frcvice 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 5-6 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; research 

 collections of marine bacterial strains; machine and 

 wood shop. New laboratory completed in 1962. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 7 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biochemistry of sulfate reducing bacteria (J. C. Senez) 

 Biochemistry of nitrate reduction and No fixation (F. 



Pichinoty and J. LeGall) 

 Biochemistry of hydrocarbon oxidizing bacteria ( E. 



Azoulay) 



Centre de Recherches et d'Etndes Oceanog- 

 raphiqiies 



OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH CENTER 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 1, Quai Branly, Paris VII'^', France. 



Branch laboratories at La Rochelle and Antibes. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: V. Romanovsky, Directeur. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: French Government. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1948. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 oceanography. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Open ocean, 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 and estuarine conditions (Mediterranean and nearby 

 Atlantic). 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 5 

 visitors at La Rochelle and 2 at Antibes. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea water ; machine and wood shop, skilled shop work- 

 man available; small boats and outboard motors, one 

 45 ft LOA vessel and one 77 ft vessel. 



STATION OCEANOGRAPHIQUF. D'aNTIBES 



STATION OCEANOGRAPHIQUE DE LA ROCHELLE 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 15 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Estuarine environments (J. Le Floch) 

 Physical and geological deep sea research (V. Roman- 

 ovsky and L. S. Roobaert) 

 Coastal currents (V. Romanovsky) 

 Corrosion and fouling in the sea (B. Callame and V. 

 Romanovsky) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Travaiix du Centre de Recher- 

 ches et d'Etndes Oceanographiqiies (regularly pub- 

 lished journal) 



Ministere de V Agriculture, Direction Ctenerale 

 des Eaux et des Forets, Station Ceutrale 

 d'Hydrobiologie AppHquee 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. GENERAL DEPART- 

 MENT OF WATER AND FORESTRY, CENTRAL 

 STATION FOR APPLIED HYDROBIOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: 14 avenue de Saint-Mande, Paris, 



France. 

 Branch laboratoriev 



1. Station d'Hydrobiologie Appliquee de Biarritz 



2. Station d'Hydrobiologie Appliquee du Paraclet 



3. Station de Recherches Lacustres de Thonon 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. P. 'Vivier, Directeur. 



YEAR founded: 1943. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on the 



provement and development of fish production 



protection against water pollution. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Seine River; 



lakes and ponds. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 1 visitor; no fees charged. 



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