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France 



Laboratoire de Sete 



POSTAL address: 6 rue Voltaire, Sete (Herault) 



France. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Claude Maurin, Chef. 

 YEAR founded: 1957. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on marine 



and fisheries biology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of LyOns, 



Rhocne River; open ocean, sandy and silty beaches, 

 rocky and gravelly shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for vis- 

 itors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; identified reference collections of 

 local fauna and flora, particularly deep water species; 

 one small boat and outboard motor; one 8 m LOA 

 vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Five at professional level; 5 technicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Cephalopoda: Loligo, Ommatoslrephes. 

 Pisces: All sea fishes of the Mediterranean, particu- 

 larly Gddiis, Clnpea. Sard'ma, Trigia, and Scorpaeiia. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of the hake (Claude Maurin) 

 Biology of the sardine (J. Y. Lee) 

 Shrimp studies (Claude Maurin) 

 Studies on oyster culture ( R. Raimbault) 

 Bacteriological studies (Y. Fauvel) 



Lahorato'ire de Sete 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Quai du Bosc, Sete (Herault), 

 France. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: J. Audouin, Directeur. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on ichthyol- 

 ogy and malacology. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of Lions 



and Mediterranean Sea. 



Laboratoire Arago 



ARAGO LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Banyuls-sur-Mer (Pyrenees-Orien- 



tales), France. 

 LOCATION: Near Perpignan. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor G. Petit, Directeur. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Universite de Paris. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1881. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on marine 

 biology; undergraduate instruction. 



i AlKJKATOIRE ARAGO 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Open sea, sandy 

 and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine 

 conditions, and brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 50 visitors ; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library; running sea and fresh-water, large 

 outdoor tanks, small aquarium tanks ; collection room 

 with specimens from all groups of marine fauna and 

 marine algae ; machine and wood shop, electrical shop, 

 skilled shop workman available; vessels, 17 m LOA, 

 Prof. Ldcaze Diithiers, 11m LOA under construction, 

 7 m LOA, AniphioxKS, and 3 m LOA, Sagilta. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Organized courses for 

 French students and visitors comprising laboratory 

 work, marine excursions, conferences, etc. The labo- 

 ratory exercises are concerned with marine inverte- 

 brates and fish. 



SIZE OF RESIDENT STAFF: Five at professional level; 

 6 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 

 Echinodermata: Arhiuid, Paracenlroliis. Aslropecleti 

 Octocoralliaria: Verelillum, Peniialula, Alcyonniiii 

 Cephalopoda: Oc/opus, Eledoiie, Sepia 

 Crustacea: Pachygrapnts, Pa gurus. Peiiaeia 

 Procordata: A>iiphioxii\ 

 Pisces : many Teleostei, Scyliorh/nus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



General ecology — ecology of brackish waters (G. 

 Petit) 



Marine parasitology (copepods) ; microfauna of sedi- 

 ments (M. Deiamare-Deboutteville) 



Biology of sponges (J. Paris) 



Ecology of coral knolls (L. Laubier) 



Systematics and biology of gobiid fish (H. Boutiere) 



Biology and ecology of cephalopods (Mangold) 



