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TI Biofouling development and its effect on growth and reproduction of the farmed pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
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AF LACOSTE, Elise
   LE MOULLAC, Gilles
   LEVY, Peva
   GUEGUEN, Yannick
   GAERTNER-MAZOUNI, Nabila
AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:2;5:1;
FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-RMPF;3:PDG-RBE-RMPF;4:PDG-RBE-BOME-LALR;5:;
C1 Univ Polynesie Francaise, Ecosyst Insulaires Oceaniens, UMR 241, Faaa 98702, Fr Polynesia.
   IFREMER, Ecosyst Insulaires Oceaniens, UMR 241, Taravao 98719, Fr Polynesia.
C2 UNIV POLYNESIE FRANCAISE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI TAHITI
   MONTPELLIER
SE PDG-RBE-RMPF
   PDG-RBE-BOME-LALR
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 1.878
TC 20
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00201/31188/29587.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Pearl oyster culture;Pinctada margaritifera;Biofouling;Growth;Reproduction
AB In bivalve aquaculture, dominant fouling organisms are filter feeders which can compete for food with reared bivalves, sometimes causing mortality or reducing their growth rate. This study investigated the effect of biofouling on the farmed pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in two lagoons of French Polynesia. Survival, growth and reproduction of 2 year-old pearl oysters were monitored with regular sampling schedules, from the initial stage of colonization up to 20 months of biofouling accumulation. Control groups of pearl oysters were kept free of biofouling as is the current practice in pearl farms. After more than a year of monitoring, no significant difference was recorded in shell growth rate between pearl oysters reared with epibionts and the control group of pearl oysters, at both sites. Mean annual shell growth rate (height) was 30.5 ± 9.2 mm in Tahiti and 24.8 ± 7.7 mm in Mangareva. Neither the survival nor the reproduction indices were negatively affected by biofouling. In Mangareva, where biofouling development was quantified during 1 year, the rate of colonization appeared to be high during the first 3 months before slowing down. These results raise questions about the necessity of removing biofouling at this stage of pearl oyster production (i.e. before grafting).
PY 2014
PD OCT
SO Aquaculture
SN 0044-8486
PU Elsevier Science Bv
VL 434
UT 000345058700004
BP 18
EP 26
DI 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.07.012
ID 31188
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