Évaluation de la production primaire et de la chlorophylle à partir des données hydrologiques. Application au Golfe de Guinée

Quantitative relationships between nitrate distribution, chlorophyll and primary integrated values have been used to evaluate the phytoplankton abundance in the Gulf of Guinea. Data of Guinee I cruise (May-July 1968) of the R.V. Jean Charcot have been used. They show a large oligotrophic convergence area (< 250 mg C/m2/J). A relationship previously found between the depth of the nitracline (first level where the nitrate appears) and the depth of the thermal maximum gradient is confirmed. From a practical point of view, this relationship is very useful since it allows, when the biological or chemical data are not available, a rough estimation of phytoplankton integrated biomass and production in the water column, from a temperature profile.

Récolte et traitement des données statistiques de la pêche des palangriers asiatiques dans l'Atlantique

The authors report on the computer programmes developed in the Oceanographic Research Centre of Abidjan for the collection and treatment of statistical data on the fisheries of the asiatic trawlers in the Atlantic. They provide yield by boat, by fishing sector (5 degrees x 5 degrees) and by 15 days fishing in the Atlantic.

Les tortues de l'Indochine avec une note sur la pêche et l'elevage des tortues de mer par F. Le Poulain

The present note contains over 230 pages with black and white illustrations. It deals with the morphology of turtles and a description of more than 40 species, providing notes on habitat and distribution. It contains a note on sea turtles in the Gulf of Siam by F. Le Poulain.