166 Senegal 



I Al^llitA lOlKE III- BIOLOl.lE MARINE, GOREE 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Bulletin de I'lnstitut Francah 

 d'Afrique Noire, Serie A, Scietices Naturelles (regu- 

 larly published journal) 



Centre d'Etudes des Peches de Joal 



FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER, JOAL 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Joal, Senegal. 



LOCATION : Near Dakar. 



EXECUTIVE officer: a. Blanc, Directeur. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Senice de I'Oceanographie et 



des Peches Maritimes du Senegal (Oceanographic and 



Marine Fisheries Service of Senegal). 

 YEAR founded: 1947. 

 SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on marine 



fisheries and oyster culture. 

 season OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 



sandy and silty beaches, and estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 2-3 visitors; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; one 13m LOA power 

 vessel. 



Laborato'tre d'Oceanographie de Tiaroye/Aler- 

 Senegal 



OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY OF TIAROYE/mER- 

 SENEGAL 



POSTAL ADDRESS: B.P. 289, Dakar, Senegal. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Jean Gousset. 



SPONSORING agency: Service d'Oceanographie et des 

 Peches Maritimes du Senegal (Oceanographic and 

 Marine Fisheries Service of Senegal). 



year FOUNDED: I960. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 oceanography and plankton. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Estuaries of the 

 Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small re- 

 search collections of fauna and flora; machine and 

 wood shop, small boats and outboard motors; 18 m 

 LOA vessel, Gerard Treca. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Temnodon saltator, Sardiiiella eha, S. aiirita, 

 Dentex flosiis, Ethmalosa fimbriata 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Oceanography of the Atlantic Ocean along the Senegal 



coasts to 500 meters depth (J. Gousset) 

 Variations of plankton near Dakar (J. Gousset) 

 Hydrological conditions of Saloum and Casamance 

 estuaries of Senegal (J. Gousset) 



CENTRE D'ETUDES DES PECHRS W: JOAL 



LABORATOIRE D'OCEANOGRAPHIE DE TIAROYE/mER-SFNEGAL 



