Comparison of in situ black-lipped oyster spat collection and larval dispersal modelling results in semi-closed pearl-farming lagoons of the Tuamotu Archipelago - Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Article Dans Une Revue Marine Pollution Bulletin Année : 2024

Comparison of in situ black-lipped oyster spat collection and larval dispersal modelling results in semi-closed pearl-farming lagoons of the Tuamotu Archipelago

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Spat collection of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in atoll lagoons of French Polynesia is the fundamental sustain of black pearl farming. Spat collection has always yielded variable results in space and time, but obvious signs of steady decreases, even collapses, have emerged in several lagoons. Spat collection materializes the ecological connectivity pathways between wild spawning populations and the location of artificial larval settlement substrates. To assess if oyster larval dispersal modelling could capture such pathways, we compared four six-week long spat collector deployment periods with dispersal simulations in two different lagoons. Spat collectors displayed wide spatial and temporal variations. Numerical modelling and field experiments were generally not in agreement. Although both methods have limitations, they can still approximate each other. But the accuracy of model simulations cannot be ascertained with spat collection data only. Using a SWOT (StrengthWeakness-Opportunities-Threats) analysis, we emphasize the complementarity of both approaches for management decisions.
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hal-04671800 , version 1 (16-08-2024)

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Serge Andréfouët, Oriane Bruyère, Romain Le Gendre, Nathanaël Sangare, Cristián Monaco, et al.. Comparison of in situ black-lipped oyster spat collection and larval dispersal modelling results in semi-closed pearl-farming lagoons of the Tuamotu Archipelago. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024, 206, pp.116779. ⟨10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116779⟩. ⟨hal-04671800⟩
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