CATALOGUE OF INSTITUTIONS— FRANCE 



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Organisation to which attached: Annexed to the 

 Station Biologique d'Arcachon. Private insti- 

 tute. Personal laboratory of M. C. Sauvageau, 

 Professor on the Faculty of Sciences at Bordeaux. 



Purposes: Marine biology. 



Scope of activities: Fauna and flora, algology. 



Staff: Director, M. C. Sauvageau, Honorary pro- 

 fessor of the Faculty of Sciences at Bordeaux. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: At the disposition 

 of workers who apply to the Director of the 

 Station Biologique d'Arcachon. 



Income: From the Society scientifique d'Arcachon. 



Provision for publication of results: Bulletin de la 

 Station Biologique d'Arcachon. 



Institut Oceanographique du Havre ('27, Magrini) 



History or origin: Established 1918 and endowed by 

 a budget from the Municipality of Havre; is 

 aided morally and financially by the Society 

 des Amis de I'lnstitut Oceanographique du Havre. 



Location: Havre. 



Organization to which attached: 



Scope of activities: Laboratory of marine biology, 

 aquarium of fresh water (Museum du Havre); 

 observations on board the steamers of Ponts et 

 Chauss^es (towing, fueling) and fishing barks. 



Equipment: Laboratory, work-shop. 



Staff: Director, Dr. Adrien Loir; Laboratory chief: 

 M. Henri Legangneux, pharmacist; Chief, bio- 

 logical works: M. fitienne Peau. 



Provision for publication of results: In Bulletin de la 

 Soci^te des Amis de I'lnstitut Oceanographique 

 du Havre. 



Laboratoire de Biologie Marine de "Le Croisic" ('34) 



History or origin: Established in 1920, reattached 

 in 1922 to the School of the Practice of Medicine 

 and Pharmacy at Nantes (ficole de plein Exercice 

 de M^decine et de Pharmacie de Nantes). 



Location: Le Croisic on the Loire Inferieure, France. 



Organization to which attached: ficole de plein Exercice 

 de M^decine et de Pharmacie de Nantes. 



Purposes: Marine biology, oceanography, oyster- 

 culture, fauna and flora of salt marshes. Open 

 in July, August, September. 



Equipment: Working library; 1 laboratory building, 

 1 floor; 1 research boat Cytos; .several service 

 buUdings. 



Staff: Director, Prof. Alphon.se Labbe, ficole de 

 m^decine de Nantes. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Seven or eight 

 can be accommodated. 



Income: Source: Municipalite de Nantes. 

 Amount: 500 francs annually. 



Laboratoire Marion de Marseille (Endoume) ('37) 



History or origin: Created by F. Marion in 1834. 

 Location: On the sea shore at Marseille (Endoume), 



France. 

 Organization to which attached: Faculty of Sciences 



of Marseille. 

 Purposes and scope of activities: Instruction and 



research in marine zoology. 

 Equipment: Aquarium; 4 research laboratories; 



laboratory of physiological zoology; the library 



is that of the Faculty of Sciences at Marseille. 

 Staff: Director, M. Kollmann, professor in the 



Faculty of Sciences; chief in charge, M. M. 



Van Gaver; in charge of work, Timon David. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: Nine or ten 



workers can be accommodated. 

 Income: Source: Budget of the Faculty of Sciences 

 and the Chair of Zoology. 



Amount: About 20,000 francs. 

 Provision for the publication of residts: In Travaux 



du Laboratoire de Zoologie et du Laboratoire 



Marion (Extraits des Annales de la Faculte des 



Sciences de Marseille); et Annales du Muse6 



de Marseille. 



Institut Oceanographique ('37) 



History or origin: Created and endowed in 1906 by 

 S. A. S. Albert the First, Prince of Monaco, and 

 recognized by the French Government as a public 

 utility on May 16, 1906. 



Location: 195 Rue St. Jacques, Paris. 



Organization to which attached: Independent institu- 

 tion. 



Purposes: The institution is for research and ad- 

 vanced and popular instruction in oceanography. 



(Scope of activities: All kinds of oceanographic 

 researches and the physiology of marine animals. 

 The work at sea is conducted in the coastal labora- 

 tories (laboratories of the Oceanographic Mu.seum 

 of Monaco and laboratories of National Educa- 

 tion). 



Equipment: Laboratories of three services especially 

 equipped for researches in oceanography and 

 phy.siology. Special library of oceanography to 

 which is attached the library of the Zoological 

 Society of France. 



Staff: Assistant Secretary, M. Richet. 



Professors: L. Fage, biological oceanography, 

 Francis Bernard, assistant. Physical oceanog- 

 raphy, this year replaced by conferences 



