Rapport sur le fonctionnement du Service Océanographique des Pêches de L'Indochine pendant l'année 1926-1927

The present note deals with the functions and activities done by the Institute of oceanography of Indochina during 1926-1927.

Rapport sur le fonctionnement du Service Océanographique des Pêches de l'Indochine pendant l'année 1927-1928

The present note deals with the functions and activities done by the Institute of oceanography of Indochina during 1927-1928.

Rapport sur le fonctionnement du Service Océanographique des Pêches de l'Indochine pendant l'année 1928-1929

The present note deals with the functions and activities done by the Institute of oceanography of Indochina during 1928-1929.

La pêche dans le eaux douces du Cambodge

The importance of water in Cambodia's economy has always greatly impressed scientists and their work. This trend is spread over a period of more than 70 years. There were three distinct phases in the history of fishing and fish research in Cambodia. The phase of isolated workers (1865-1923), the phase of the first gathered researches, corresponding to the beginning of the work of the Oceanographic Institute of Indochina (1923-1936), and finally close cooperation phase between the Institute Oceanographic and Protectorate, inaugurated in 1936. The purpose of this 5th Memoire is exposing the knowledge on fishing activities in Cambodia in 1936.

La forme des récifs coralliens et le régime des vents alternants

This paper deals with the development of crescent-shaped reefs in the China Sea under control of northwest and southeast monsoon winds alternating in direction seasonally. The transport of sediment derived from windward side to leeward around reef ends has been studied. A description of the analogy of these large structures with individual coral colonies developing in similar manner under current action as micro atolls has given.

Oiseaux des Iles Paracels

A survey on birds living on the Paracels Islands has been carried out by the two authors in 1926. During a research cruise, they visited some of the 36 islands composing the Paracels archipelago and list three bird families (Laridés, Stéganopodés, Zostéropidés) and their sub-families.