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histitut Scietitifiqiie et Technique des 

 Pecbes Ahirithnes 



SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF 

 MARINE FISHERIES 



POSTAL ADDRi;SS: 



Headquarleis: 59, Avenue Raymond-Poincare, Paris 



l6e, France. 

 Brivich liihoratories: 



1. Laboratoire d'Arcachon 



2. Laboratoire d'Auray 



3. Laboratoire de Biarritz 



4. Laboratoire de Boulogne-sur-Mur 



5. Laboratoire de La Rochelle 



6. Laboratoire de La Temblade 



7. Laboratoire de RoscofF 



8. Laboratoire de Sete 



9. Laboratoire de Sete 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Dr. Jean Furnestin, Directeur. 



Yves Pruja, Adjoint an Directeur. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministere de la Marine 



Marchande. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1918. 



SCOPE OF activities: Biological and physical oceanog- 

 raphy; instruction. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None at branch 

 laboratories. 



vessels: Thala.ua, 15 m LOA; Roielys, 65 m LOA 

 oceanographic vessel under construction. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-five at professional level; 35 

 technicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Revue des Trava/ix de I'histitt/I 

 Scienlijuiiie et Techiiiijiie des Peches /Mari/Jmes (issued 

 trimestrially) 



Laboratoire d'Arcachon 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 63, boulevard Deganne, Arcachon 

 (Gironde), France. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: M. Le Dantec, Chef. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on the ecol- 

 ogy, growth, reproduction and genetics of oysters; 

 predator control. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Arcachon Basin 

 and Bay of Biscay. 



Laboratoire d'Auray 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 4, place du Champ de Foire, Auray 



(Morbihan), France. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: L. Marteil, Chef. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on oyster 



culture and management. 

 PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Biscay. 



Laboratoire de Biarritz 



postal address: Centre scientifique, plateau de 

 I'Atalaye, B. P. 28, Biarritz (Basses-Pyrenees), 

 France. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Biological and physical oceanog- 

 raphy, ichthyology and fishing methods. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Biscay. 



Laboratoire De Boulogne-Sur-Mer 



Note: The laboratory was destroyed during World 

 War II and is not yet rebuilt. This description is, 

 therefore, provisional. 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Quai de la Poste, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 

 France. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. J. Ancellin, Chef. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on methods 

 of handling fish; biology and ecology of commercial 

 marine species; fish population studies; special studies 

 on sardines of the North Sea and English Channel. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: English Chan- 

 nel and North Sea. 



Laboratoire de La Rochelle 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 74, allees du Mail, La Rochelle 

 (Charente-Maritime), France. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: H. Brienne, Chef. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on the devel- 

 opment of commercial fisheries of the continental 

 slope and pelagic area of the Atlantic Coast ; oyster 

 culture; crustacean biology; fishery management. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Biscay. 



Laboratoire de La Tremblade 



POSTAL address: 41, rue du General Leclerc, La Trem- 

 blade (Charente-Maritime), France. 



executive officer: p. Trochon, Chef. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on the ecol- 

 ogy, reproduction and genetics of oysters and other 

 moUusks, predator control and general hygiene of 

 oyster culture. 



physical environment accessible: Bay of Biscay. 



Laboratoire de Roscojj 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Under reconstruction at Lorient. 

 Temporary address: Laboratoire Lacaze-Duthiers, 

 Roscoff (Finistere), France. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Louis Faure, Directeur. 



SCOPE OF activities: Biological and oceanographic 

 studies on fish and shellfish of the French coast. 



physical environment accessible: Bay of Biscay; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores. 



facilities for visitors and research: Because labo- 

 ratory is under construction, its final plans for equip- 

 ment, etc., are not known at this time. 



