Eléments de planctonologie appliquée

Fisheries oceanography, in its use of various disciplines necessary to the study of oceans, is driven to understand the relationship linking oceanic phenomena on the one hand, and marine animals and their exploitation on the other hand. Its purpose generally has no bearing on fundamental research. As a result, fisheries oceanography rarely finds in the data provided by this latter anything to enable the progress of its specific approach of halieutic problems. Thus, in most cases, fisheries oceanography has to build its own baseline research, following specific programs and methods. Another disadvantage derives from this state of things. The education provided to young oceanographers does not prepare them for tackling practical oceanography and they have to start over when they become appointed to a fisheries laboratory. Since we cannot provide a specialized education, like that in Japan for example, it would be advisable for higher education to collaborate with applied research institutes. It has been discussed for a long time, but no lasting link has ever been created between these two fields. Yet, such collaboration is possible and could result in great progresses. This volume, published under the title "Applied planktonology elements" is the proof of its feasibility....