Monaco et la mer
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Abstract EN:
Monaco and the sea. An ancient, essential and changing relation with a scientific dimension. Military and commercial harbour created by the republic of genes, monaco is an independant and sovereign state since the xiv th century. Princes got profit from strategic and political position of the "rocher" and perceipted taxes on commercial ships passing in monaco waters, with a well know war fleet. Prince albert 1, with his sea studies and campaigns brought oceanography to become a science of future, he created oceanology which is the science of the sciences of the sea. Many discoveries participated in building of scientific reputation for monaco. Prince rainier iii pursued the works of the great grandfather helping the scientific institutions he created and, himself, creating new structures in scientific marine field or favourising installation of such institutions on the territory. By then, discoveries area was over : protection of the sea against pollution and better knowledge on ocean world are the main aim. Sea is essential for principality of monaco on both political and economic points of vue : without the sea, there would have been no state or monaco would have disappeared. (. . . )
Abstract FR:
Une relation ancestrale, essentielle et evolutive, pourvue d'une dimension scientifique. Monaco, port militaire et commercial de la republique de genes, est un etat independant et souverain depuis le 14eme siecle. Les princes mettent a profit la position strategique et politique du rocher et percoivent, grace a leur flotte de guerre reputee, le droit de mer sur les cargaisons des bateaux qui passent au large. Les etudes sur le milieu marin et les campagnes maritimes du prince albert 1er ont permis de transformer l'oceanographie en une science veritable et d'avenir et de faire naitre l'oceanologie qui est la science des sciences de la mer; de nombreuses decouvertes suscitent et associent la reputation scientifique de monaco. Le prince rainier iii poursuit l'oeuvre de son arriere grand-pere en aidant les institutions existantes, en creant de nouvelles ou en favorisant l'installation a monaco de structures qui ont en commun une vocation maritime et scientifique. Les grandes decouvertes ne sont plus d'actualite; les buts poursuivis sont desormais une meilleure connaissance du milieu marin et sa protection contre la pollution.