Anita Conti (; ''née'' Caracotchian) (17 May 1899 – 25 December 1997) was a French-Armenian

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and

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, and the first female

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in her country. Between the two

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, she began drawing the first fishing maps, when only navigation charts were available. Her scientific activity helped to rationalize deep-sea fishing practices and revolutionized

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.
Article written by Yves Boulvert But from the 1940s onwards, she became concerned about the effects of industrial fishing on halieutic resources and

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Biography

Childhood

Anita Beatrix Marthe Caracotchian was born on 17 May 1899 in

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. Her father was Léon (Leven) Caracotchian, a physician in the field of

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origin who owned a clinique in Paris. He was born on the 5th of May 1870 in Andrinople (today

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) and passed away on the 18th of January 1956 in

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Essonne Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes. Her mother was Alice Albertine Lebon, a French upper middle class lady. Anita had one brother, Stéphane. She spent her childhood being educated at home by different tutors and travelled with her family. In Brittany and Vendée, Anita regularly embarked with fishermen who awakened in her a great taste for the sea. During the

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, the family moved to the Island of Oleron where she initiated herself to photography, sailing and reading.

Work as a book binder and journalist

After moving to

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age 19, she wrote poems and started binding books. Her unique style was imbued with her Oriental travels and readings. For example, she used skins dyed according to recipes learned in the

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. These creative innovations attracted the attention of many collectors and amateurs. Her Parisian

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notably welcomed Pierre Mac Orlan, who nicknamed her "the one who listens to books speak". Before ending her career as an art

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in 1939, she was rewarded with numerous prizes in prestigious

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, Paris,

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and

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salons, such as the Salon d’Automne or the Salon des Arts Décoratifs. On the 4th of January 1927, Anita Conti married Marcel Conti, an

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attaché in

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. For a time, they lived in the 16th arrondissement in

and their house was thought to be home to

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es,

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s... He left her free to travel and write her own reports. Thus, in 1934, she published an investigation on oyster beds. Anita Conti also worked as a journalist for

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, L'Illustration; Neptuna; Mer et Colonies; Eve, le journal idéal de la femme or even for Le République.

Work for the OSTPM (Office Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes) (1934-1942)

In 1934, Anita Conti was hired by Eduard Le Danois, a French

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, at the OSTPM (today called

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) as "propaganda manager". In 1935, during the inauguration of the "Palais de la Mer" ( Biarritz Aquarium), her role was to receive journalists. She then joined the first océonographic vessel, Président Théodore Tissier. Although self-taught, she took measurements and samples, while observing fishing techniques. Gradually, the whole team built up a first oceanographic database as they travelled between

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and

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. In 1939, she spent 3 months on the

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fishing trawler Vikings. On board, she developed a technique for cartographing specialised fishing maps, different from the used navigational charts. She published many scientific reports on the negative effects of industrial fishing. She has left many photographies documenting life on board and has set a series of parameters (water temperature, salinity, etc.) and their influence on fish populations. At the outbreak of the

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, from November 1939 to January 1940, she was employed by the National French Navy on

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s in

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. There, as the only woman, she had to make her own uniform. She wrote an article about these missions in "l'Illustration". In May 1940, she took part in the evacuation of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk. She is generally acknowledged as the first woman actively participating in the French Navy ships. Back in France, she escaped the Occupied Territory on board the fishing trawler ''Le Volontaire.''

West Africa (1941-1947)

From 1941 onwards, she discovered new fish

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unknown in

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and their nutritional values in regards of

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deficiency for the local populations in

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(formerly French Sudan),

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(Upper Volta) and in the

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(Dahomey) In 1943, the

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commissioned her to investigate the fishing resources of West Africa as well as to conduct a study on traditional fishing methods. During ten years, she worked to develop better conservation techniques, trained artisanal fishermen with new fishing methods and installed artificial dens and dryers for further studies. She founded many

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for

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s in Guinea as she particularly focused on making known the virtues of shark liver, which is particularly rich in

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s. Gradually, she became more and more conscientious of the misuse of natural resources by European fishing industries and the major waste that could be prevented. Throughout her work, she didn't use Western standards but rather traditional fishing techniques. When French institutions stopped subsidizing her initiatives, Conti created her own company in

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, with the aim of continuing her research, promoting local fishing and improving conditions. However the difficulties accumulated: violent storms destroyed facilities, and in the 1950s she returned to France. From her travels between Port-Etienne and Conakry-Gbessia she brought back a python called Héliodore.

Bois Rosé III (1952)

In 1952, she worked on a 74 meters

fishing vessel, ''Bois Rosé III'' with Captain Eugène Recher''.'' In her book ''Racleurs d'Océan'' (1953), Anita Conti denounces the desastrous exploitation of halioeutic ressouces used by these boats. It was translated in 1955 into Spanish (Surcadores de océanos) and English ( ''Deep Sea Saga'' ). Indeed, she was outraged by the waste she saw on board the ships, which threw large quantities of fish into the sea trapped in the nets because they had no commercial value. At the end of the 1950s, she worked for the Commander Jacques Cousteau for two years at the Oceonographic Museum in

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. She listed poorly classified species. In 1961, she made it clear through the media that discarded fish could be sold and consumed. She persuaded a trawler to keep sabrefish in its holds, which she sold at auction. It was bought by Parisian restaurateurs who promoted their culinary use. She also tried testing how to supply ships with selective capture systems. In 1971 she published ''L’Ocean, les bêtes et l’homme'', to denounce the disaster created by Man and its effects on oceans.

Later years

For the rest of her life, she advocated for the betterment of marine life during many conferences and forums. On the 27th January 1986, Anita Conti met 30 year old illustrator Laurent Girault, on a parisian peniche owned by Jacques Rougerie for the publishing of his book ''Les Enfants du Capitaine Némo.'' He became her adopted son. After 1990, they lived together rue de la Plage in

. Laurent Girault-Conti is currently working on a book about their relationship, ''Haute mère.'' For a time, she lived 186

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. On May 30, 1993, Anita Conti inaugurated the Cité de la Mer museum and interpretation centre, created by the Espace Scientifique et Technique des Resources Aquatiques et de la Navigation (ESTRAN) in

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and became its godmother. For her 98th anniversary, a grand party was hosted. Sea captain Jean Recher, Catherine Chabaud and Paul Vatine were present. She died on 25 December 1997 in

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on the evening of a terrible storm. Louis Le Pensec, French

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at the time, wrote: "Anita Conti - our great lady of the sea - has left us in Douarnenez on a stormy night that was also a Christmas Eve". Anita Conti's ashes are scattered in the

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Posterity

In 2004, Laurent Girault-Conti, Anita's adopted son, donated more than 45 000 of her photographic works to the town of Lorient. The association "Cap sur Anita Conti" has decided to digitalise 28 000 of these black and white photos. They are consultable on thei
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Conti's honorary title "La dame de mer" is said to come from Yves La Prairie, the founder of the ''research institute Centre national pour l'exploitation des océans'' (CNEXO), forerunner of

. The term quickly spread among journalists and sailors. La Prairie paid tribute to her as ''La dame de mer de la France'' in the anthology ''Nos Marins'' (2005). Many French school or infrastructures were named after Anita Conti: * Lycée Anita Conti in Bruz (35170) * Collège Anita Conti in Lorient (56100) * Collège Anita Conti in Saint-Nazaire (44600) * Lycée maritime Anita Conti in Fécamp (76402) * Anita Conti Primary School Plouescat (29430) * Anita Conti Primary School Plouzané (29263) * The médiathèque in

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(

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). Delivered in July to the GIE Dragages ports, the running suction

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Anita Conti was christened in January 2014 in Pauillac. Equipped by the large maritime port of Bordeaux, it replaces the Pierre Lefort vessel. On 17 May 2019

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commemorated Anita Conti's 120th birthday. On June 2, 2018, the symphonic work Anita, op. 81 by the French composer Benoît Menut was premiered by the National Brittany Orchestra. This piece was inspired by thousands of photos taken by Anita Conti during her trips, in particular those taken during the Newfoundland campaign on board the vessel Bois Rosé in 1952. Benoît Menut describes his music as lyrical and contemplative. Anita Conti famously said: "La mer est un miroir qui nous ramène à notre propre ignorance".

Works

* ''Racleurs d'océans'', Paris, 1953 (éd. André Bonne), 1993; (éd. Payot & Rivages), 1998 () Viking Prize * ''Géants des mers chaudes'', Paris, 1957 (éd. André Bonne) ; éd. Payot & Rivages, 1997 () * ''Regard d'une femme sur la guerre des mines à Dunkerque (1995)'' * ''La route est si longue avant la nuit'' (anthology of all poetic works), Fécamp, Collège Jules Ferry, 1996 * ''L'Océan, les bêtes et l'homme ou l'ivresse du risque'', éd. André Bonne, 1971; éd. Payot & Rivages, Paris, 1999 () * ''Les Terre-neuvas'', éd. du Chêne, Paris, 2004 () *''Le Carnet viking - 70 jours en mer de Barents (juin-septembre 1939''), preface by Catherine Poulain, introduction by Laurent Girault-Conti, éd. Payot "Petite Biblio Voyageurs", 2018 () *''Les Vaisseaux du Hasard'' (poetry), limited edition, 2020. As mentionned earlier, Anita Conti has left us many newspaper articles. Here are some examples: In l'Illustration: * " Comment on découvre un nouveau fond de pêche ", * " Sur les champs de pêche et sur les champs de mines ", * " La pêche sur le front de mer ", ... In Mer et Colonies, of the French Maritime and Colonial League: * " Batiments de pêche et défense littorale " In Neptunia, of the Association of Friends of the Musée de la Marina: * " Requins ", * " La vie obscure des bêtes océaniques ", * " La Centième nuit à l'Ile de l'Ours ", * " Hivernage au Pays des Eaux ", * " Nuit de mer deep "...

References

Bibliography

* ''La dame de la mer - Anita Conti (1899-1997), photographe'', éd. revue Noire in collaboration with the association "Cap sur Anita Conti", 1998 () * Michel Guerrin
"En Mer avec Anita Conti"
''

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'', 22 February 2003 * Catherine Reverzy, ''Anita Conti : 20 000 Lieues sur les mers'', Odile Jacob, 2006 () Grand Prix de la Mer de l'Association des Ecrivains de la Langue Française * Chabaud Catherine, Garnier Jean-Luc, ''Femme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer'', Chasse-Marée, octobre 2007. () * Alexandra Lapierre et Christel Mouchard ''Elles ont conquis le monde. Les grandes aventurières 1850-1950.'' Arthaud, Paris 2007 () * Clotilde Leton, ''Anita Conti: Portrait d'Archives'', Lopérec, Locus Solus, 2014 () * Clothilde Leton, ''Anita Conti, pionnière des Océans,'' Bretagne magazine histoire, mai 2014 * Maylis de Kerangal,
On reprend. Anita Conti racle le réel
''

, February 2017 * Catel Muller et José-Louis Bocquet, ''Anita Conti, Casterman,'' "Ecritures" collections, 2024 () * Anita Conti, la Dame aux semelles de vent, Catalogue d’exposition au musée des Pêcheries Fécamp, Éditions des Falaises, 2024. () * Pascale Nivelle,
Entre la vieille "dame de la mer" Anita Conti et son admirateur, une histoire d'amour fusionnel
''

, August 2024 * Frédéric Potet,
Catel, autrice de bande dessinée "Anita Conti était une femme incroyable qui s'est libérée de ses chaines"

, september 2024''

Resources

* Gourden Marc
''Anita Conti, une vie embarquée'' [DVD
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Episode 4/4: Anita Conti, l'aventure en haute mer
'' Le cours de l'histoire episode on

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, June 2022. * ''Catel, dessinatrice de BD
"Anita Conti, c'était une Paul Watson au féminin"
'' Les Midis de Culture episode on

, December 2024 *
Anita Conti & Laurent Girault-Conti, le dernier amour de la dame de la mer
'' Les Histoires D'Amour Extraordinaires episode on

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, December 2024

External links

lycée Anita Conti de Bruz, Ille et Vilaine

Armenian Women

Further study about Anita Conti's work for the OSTPM

Article by Anita Conti
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