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TI Macro-geographical differences influenced by family-based expression on cultured pearl grade, shape and colour in the black-lip "pearl oyster" Pinctada margaritifera: a preliminary bi-local case study in French Polynesia
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AF KY, Chin-Long
   BLAY, Carole
   AIHO, Vaite
   CABRAL, Philippe
   LE MOULLAC, Gilles
   LO, Cedrik
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:1;6:4;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-RMPF;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-RBE-RMPF;6:;
C1 IFREMER, Ctr Pacific, UMR EIO241, BP 7004, Taravao 98719, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia.
   Tahaa Archipel Soc, Love Here Pearl Farm, Tahaa, Fr Polynesia.
   Rangiroa Archipel Tuamotu, Gauguins Pearl Farm, Tuamotus, Fr Polynesia.
   Direct Ressources Marines & Minieres, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   LOVE HERE PEARL FARM, FRANCE
   GAUGUINS PEARL FARM, FRANCE
   DIRECT RESSOURCES MARINES & MINIERES, FRANCE
SI TAHITI
SE PDG-RBE-RMPF
UM EIO
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
IF 1.475
TC 10
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00276/38687/37186.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Pinctada margaritifera;cultured pearl quality;grow-out location;environment
AB In French Polynesia, the aquaculture of P. margaritifera is carried out in numerous grow-out sites, located over three archipelagos (Gambier, Society and Tuamotu). To evaluate the impact of macro-geographical effects of these growing sites on pearl quality traits, five hatcheries produced families were used as homogeneous donor oysters in an experimental graft. The molluscs were then reared in two commercial locations: Tahaa island (Society) and Rangiroa atoll (Tuamotu). At harvest, eight pearl quality traits were recorded and compared: surface defects, lustre, grade, circles, shape categories, darkness level, body and secondary colour and visual colour categories. Overall inter-site comparison revealed that: 1) all traits were affected by grow-out location except for lustre and round shape, and 2) a higher mean rate of valuable pearls was produced in Rangiroa. Indeed, for pearl grade, Rangiroa showed twice as many A-B and less reject samples than Tahaa. This was related to the number of surface defects (grade component): in Rangiroa, twice as many pearls had no defects and less pearls had up to 10 defects. Concerning pearl shape, more circled and baroque pearls were found in Tahaa (+10%). For colour variation, 10% more pearls have an attractive green overtone in Rangiroa than in Tahaa, where more grey bodycolor were harvested. Lustre does not seem to be affected by these two culture site (except at a family scale). This is the first time P. margaritifera donor family have been shown to vary in the quality of pearls they produce depending on their grow-out location.
PY 2017
PD JAN
SO Aquaculture Research
SN 1355-557X
PU Wiley-blackwell
VL 48
IS 1
UT 000390268300023
BP 270
EP 282
DI 10.1111/are.12880
ID 38687
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