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STATION CENTRALF D'HVDROHIOLOGIF. APPLIQUER, PARIS 



MAJOR ri;si:ar(;h facilities: Very extensive library; 

 small aquarium tanks, several small cement basins. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eleven at professional level; 21 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Studies on dammed lakes; water chemistry (Mile. 



Nisbet) 

 Pernicious anemia of trout ( Dr. Besse) 

 Dynamics of fish populations (Dr. Vibert") 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Biilletiii Fiuncais de Pisciculltire 

 (issued every 3 months for popular consumption) 



Station d'Hydiobiologie Appliquee de Biarritz 

 Biarritz Station of Applied Hvdrobiology 



POSTAL ADDRESS: B. P. 28, Biarritz, France. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Richard Vibert, Ingenieur 

 en Chef des Eaux et Forets. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on salmon 

 and trout biology; restricted research on continental 

 fisheries, biology and management ; graduate and un- 

 dergraduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Adour River, 

 Adour watershed. Bay of Biscay ; sandy and silty 

 beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, and estuarine 

 conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors during the year and for 10 during summer 

 training courses; no fees charged for research space; 

 living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water, large outdoor 

 ponds and tanks available at the Lees-Athas hatchery 

 (140 kms), small aquarium tanks; machine and wood 

 shop, skilled shop workman available; small boats and 

 outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Continental fisheries, biol- 

 ogy and management. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 6 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces: Salnio saldr, S. Irt/lta fario, S. gdirJneri 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Continental fisheries biology — hatching and restock- 

 ing devices (Richard Vibert) 

 Electric fishing devices (Pierre Lamarque) 

 Fish populations studies (Robin Cuinat) 



Station d'Hydrobiologie Appliquee du Paradet 



Paraclet Station of Applied Hydrobiology 



POSTAL address: Boves (Somme), France. 



location: Near Amiens. 



executive officer: A. Wurtz, Directeur. 



YEAR founded: 194.3. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on general 

 hydrobiology with special emphasis on algae and 

 animal ecology; graduate instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: "La Noye" 

 (tributary of Somme River) ; ponds. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Research and 

 living space for 3 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



major research and teaching facilities: Large 

 outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks ; ex- 

 tensive identified reference collections of aquatic plants 

 and insect larvae; small boats and outboard motors. 



instructional program: Phyto- and zooplankton. 



size of staff: Two at professional level ; 6 technicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: Atyaephyra desmaresti 

 Pisces: Sal mo fario, S. gairdnerii, Micropterus sal- 

 moides, Gardonus rtitilus, Scardiniiis erythrophthal- 

 mus. Petromyznn planer/, 

 mis brama 



Angiiilla anguilla, Ahra- 



STATION D'HYDROBIOLOGIE APPLIQUEE DU PARACLET 



