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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHY 



conducted by various scientists. Paul Portier, 

 physiology of marine organisms, M. Fontaine, 

 assistant. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: The laboratories 

 are open to French and foreign investigators 

 accepted by the professors. 

 Income: Endowment made in 1922 by S. A. S. Albert 

 ler. Prince de Monaco, and the receipts from the 

 Musee Oceanographique de Monaco. 

 Provision for publication of results: Annales de I'lnsti- 

 tut Oceanographique which con.stitute annually a 

 volume of about 400 quarto pages. 



Office Scientifique et Technique des Peches 

 Maritimes ('37) 



History or origin: By law of December 31, 1918. 

 Location: 3, Avenue Octave Gr^ard, Paris. 

 Organization to which attached: Ministfere de la Marine 



Marchande. 

 Purposes: Scientific and technical researches con- 

 cerning marine fisheries. 

 /Scope of activities: Chemical and biological researches 

 concerning fish. Technical research concerning 

 fishing gear, nets, oils, preservation, sanitary 

 control of oyster culture, and studies on the 

 wholesomeness of shell-fish. 

 Equipment: Laboratories (See attached note) and 

 research vessel. Scientific laboratory at the office 

 in Paris. Chemical laboratory at the office in 

 Paris. Technological and Low Temperature Lab- 

 oratory in Paris. Laboratory of Ostrea culture 

 in Paris. Biological laboratory at Boulogne-sur- 

 Mer. Biological Laboratory at Lorient. Bio- 

 logical Laboratory at La Rochelle. Biological 

 Laboratory at Biarritz. Laboratory of Sanitary 

 Control at Auray. Laboratory of Sanitary Con- 

 trol at St. Servan. Laboratory of Sanitary 

 Control at La Rochelle. Laboratory of Sanitary 

 Control at La Tremblade. Laboratory of Sani- 

 tary Control at Arcachon. 

 Staff: Director, M. Edouard le Danois, Dr. Sc. 

 Administrative Personnel: Administrative Secre- 

 tary, M. D. Remy, Lie. es. 1, 8 collaborators. 

 Scientific Personnel: 5 chiefs of laboratories; 6 



preparators. 

 Personnel of Sanitary Control: Inspector general, 

 M. L. Lambert, Dr. Pha. ; 7 regional inspectors; 

 4 laboratory assistants; 10 attendants; 1 

 employee. 

 In command of the research vessel: M. L. Beaug^, 

 Capitaine de Frigate de R&erve, Commandant, 

 le navire dont le port d'attache est h, Lorient. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Foreign scientists 

 can be received in the different laboratories after 

 an understanding with the director of each 

 establishment. 



Income: Amount: The total annual budget of the 

 office is about 3,000,000 Frs. 

 Source: Derived from taxes levied on the fishing 

 vessels, owners of fishing establishments, fish 

 packers. To these are added the products of 

 sales of the publications of Sanitary Control. 



Provision for the publication of results: Notes and 

 M6moires and Revue des Travaux. The Memoirs 

 of which a list is on the backs of the new volumes 

 published since 1928 from la Revue des Travaux 

 de rOSice des Peches Maritimes. 



The personnel of the different laboratories is 

 as follows: 



Laboratoire de Boulogne-sur-Mer — 17, Boulevard de 

 Chatillon: M. Le Gall, Agr6g6 d'Universit6, Chief 

 of the Laboratory ; M. Furnestin, Preparator; 1 labora- 

 tory boy; 1 laboratory aide. 



Laboratoire de Lorient — Port de Peche de Lorient 

 K^roman; M. Desbrosses, Lie. es sc, Chief of the 

 Laboratory; M. Priol, Preparator; 1 laboratory boy; 

 1 woman servant. 



Laboratoire de La Rochelle — 74, AUees du Mail: M. 

 Belloc, Lie. es so., Chief of the Laboratory; M. 

 Cadenat. Lee. es. se., Preparator; 1 laboratory boy; 

 1 housekeeper. 



Laboratoire de Biarritz — Palais de la Mer k Biarritz: 

 M. Arne, Lie. es. sc.;M. X. . . . Preparator. 



Laboratoires de Chimie — d'essais technique et frigori- 

 fiques — et de biologie ostreicole, 3, Avenue Octave 

 Gr^ard a Paris: M. Boury, Agricultural Engineer, 

 Chief of the Chemistry Laboratory; M. Bonfils, 

 Preparator, in charge of low temperature studies; 

 M. L. Borde, Preparator, in charge of oyster culture. 



Sanitary Control: Inspector General, M. Lambert, Dr. 

 Pha., 1 employee. Regional Inspector of Le Havre: 

 M. Chevallier. Regional Inspector of St. Servan: 

 M. Jardin, M. , Laboratory Assistant. Re- 

 gional Inspector of Brest: M. Lesquin. Regional 

 Inspectorof d'Auray:M. Herman ;M. Mercier, Labora- 

 tory Assistant; M. le Goff, Assistant; M. Ligeour, 

 Assistant; M. Vaugrenard, Assistant. Regional In- 

 spector of LaRochelle: M. Dupain; M. Chemin, 

 Laboratory Assistant; M. Adrien, Assistant. Re- 

 gional Inspector of La Tremblade-Marennes: M. 

 Chaux-Thevenin, Lie. es sc; M. Baron, Preparator 

 Aide; Mme. Baron, Laboratory Assistant; Mm. 

 Bordin, Charles, fiveque, Fayard, Le Baron, Assist- 

 ants. Regional Inspector of d'Arcachon: M. Ladouce, 

 Dr. Pha.; Mme. Lanau, Laboratory aide; M. Raby, 

 Assistant; M. Deyzi, Assistant; M. Clemenceau, 

 Assistant. 



The boat Pourquoi-Pas (Laboratory of marine re- 

 search of I'Ecole Pratiques des Hautes fitudes 



