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Characterization of molecular processes involved in the pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera for a sustainable development of pearl farming industry in French Polynesia
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Gueguen, Yannick; Montagnani, Caroline; Joubert, Caroline; Marie, Benjamin; Belliard, Corinne; Tayale, Alexandre; Fievet, Julie; Levy, Peva; Piquemal, David; Marin, Frederic; Le Moullac, Gilles; Ky, Chin-long; Garen, Pierre; Lo, Cedrick; Saulnier, Denis.
Tahiti’s pearl farming industry plays a major socio-economic role in French Polynesia. In an increasingly competitive market where the production of high quality pearls becomes essential, research can help secure and ensure sustainable production. In that context, Ifremer, in close collaboration with the “direction des resources marines” (French Polynesian government agency) has developed research projects on the “sustainable development of pearl farming”. This program is organized along 3 axes: (1) understanding the animal physiology and initiating a genetically selective breeding program of donor oysters; (2) understanding pearl oyster larvae dispersal and recruitment; (3) understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying biomineralization processes...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Biomineralization; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00167/27840/26049.pdf

Metazooplankton communities in the Ahe atoll lagoon (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia): Spatiotemporal variations and trophic relationships
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Pagano, Marc; Sagarra, Pascual-boi; Champalbert, Gisele; Bouvy, Marc; Dupuy, Christine; Thomas, Yoann; Charpy, Loic.
Metazooplankton abundance, biomass (&lt;80 mu m, 200-500 mu m and &gt;500 mu m) and community structure in the Ahe atoll were studied together with their relationships with environmental factors (temperature, salinity, wind) and trophic factors (phytoplankton, bacteria, heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) and ciliates) during three periods in 2008-2009. Meroplankton, mainly bivalve and gastropod larvae, was dominant. Holoplankton was dominated by copepods, the main species being Oithona spp., Paracalanus parvus, Clausocalanus spp., Corycaeus spp., Acartia fossae and Undinula vulgaris. The results suggest a clear wind influence on the structure and horizontal distribution of the zooplankton communities. The metazooplankton appeared to be controlled mainly...
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Palavras-chave: Metazooplankton; Spatio-temporal patterns; Trophic relationships; Pearl oyster; Atoll lagoon; French Polynesia.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00101/21207/19419.pdf

Larval connectivity of pearl oyster through biophysical modelling; evidence of food limitation and broodstock effect
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Thomas, Yoann; Dumas, Franck; Andrefouet, Serge.
The black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) is cultured extensively to produce black pearls, especially in French Polynesia atoll lagoons. This aquaculture relies on spat collection, a process that experiences spatial and temporal variability and needs to be optimized by understanding which factors influence recruitment. Here, we investigate the sensitivity of P. margaritifera larval dispersal to both physical and biological factors in the lagoon of Ahe atoll. Coupling a validated 3D larval dispersal model, a bioenergetics larval growth model following the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory, and a population dynamics model, the variability of lagoon-scale connectivity patterns and recruitment potential is investigated. The relative contribution of...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Lagoon; Biophysical modelling; Connectivity; Population dynamics; DEB model.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43192/42926.pdf

Determination of gender in the pearl oyster pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Chavez-villalba, Jorge; Soyez, Claude; Huvet, Arnaud; Gueguen, Yannick; Lo, Cedrik; Le Moullac, Gilles.
The pearl industry in French Polynesia is based on exploitation of natural stocks of the black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera); it generates an annual turnover of 90 million euros. Improvements in pearl quality need genetic studies to improve the populations. This pearl oyster is a protandric species, where the sex-ratio normally is biased towards males. There is an increasing interest in gender control to find the mechanisms to augment female proportions for management purposes. This review summarizes information on exogenous and endogenous factors regulating gender in this and other bivalves and concludes that P. margaritifera is a protandric hermaphrodite, developing as a male during the first two years and without evidence of an effect from...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada; Hermaphrodite; Temperature; Food; Stress; Sex genes; Sex steroids.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00040/15100/12543.pdf

Potential combinations of mabé, keshi and cultured pearl production from colourful hatchery-produced Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Leclerc, Nicolas; Broustal, Floriane; Nakasai, Seiji; Devaux, Dominique.
Aquaculture of nacreous gems, such as cultured pearls, mabé or keshi, is done mostly using different mollusc species grown in countries of the Indo-Pacific region. To date, no single species has been exploited for the simultaneous generation of more than one of these bioproducts, but all require animals with colourful shells. Historically, Pinctada species have mainly been used for nucleated pearl production, selecting the rarer colourful individuals to be used as graft donors. By contrast, colourful Pteria species have mostly been used for mabé production, as the grafting operation for pearl production is associated with low yield. In this study, we report the potential for cumulating cultured pearl and mabé (MP), or keshi and mabé (MK) production, using...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Mabe; Keshi; Pearls.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00482/59398/62168.pdf

Yes, it turns: experimental evidence of pearl rotation during its formation
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Gueguen, Yannick; Czorlich, Yann; Mastail, Max; Le Tohic, Bruno; Defay, Didier; Lyonnard, Pierre; Marigliano, Damien; Gauthier, Jean-pierre; Bari, Hubert; Lo, Cedrik; Chabrier, Sebastien; Le Moullac, Gilles.
Cultured pearls are human creations formed by inserting a nucleus and a small piece of mantle tissue into a living shelled mollusc, usually a pearl oyster. Although many pearl observations intuitively suggest a possible rotation of the nucleated pearl inside the oyster, no experimental demonstration of such a movement has ever been done. This can be explained by the difficulty of observation of such a phenomenon in the tissues of a living animal. To investigate this question of pearl rotation, a magnetometer system was specifically engineered to register magnetic field variations with magnetic sensors from movements of a magnetic nucleus inserted in the pearl oyster. We demonstrated that a continuous movement of the nucleus inside the oyster starts after a...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pearl rotation; Biomineralization.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00275/38598/37127.pdf

Phenotype plasticity, local adaptation, and biofouling influence on growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera: A common garden approach
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Hulot, V.; Saulnier, Denis; Latchere, O.; Maihota, N.; Gaertner-mazouni, N.
The purpose of our study is to investigate (1) the influence of phenotype plasticity and local adaptation on pearl-oyster physiology by testing the persistence of growth differentiation of two pearl oyster populations (Arutua and Mangareva) in common garden experiment; (2) to quantify the influence of biofouling development on the growth of each pearl oyster population. According to our observations, the growth rate in terms of total oyster weight suggested better growth performance of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in Mangareva (0.21–0.24 ± 0.01 g.day−1) than Arutua (0.14–0.15 ± 0.01 g.day−1). However, similar growth performances are observed at the Vairao common garden site for oyster stocks from Mangareva (0.07 ± 0.01 mm.day−1 or...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Growth performance; Biofouling; Endogenous factor; Environmental factor; Common garden experiment.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00507/61866/65934.pdf

Pearl formation: Persistence of the graft during the entire process of biomineralization
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Arnaud, Sophie; Goyard, Emmanuel; Vonau, Vincent; Herbaut, C; Prou, Jean; Saulnier, Denis.
Most bivalves species of the genus Pinctada are well known throughout the world for production of white or black pearls of high commercial value. For cultured pearl production, a mantle allograft from a donor is implanted into the gonad of a recipient oyster, together with a small inorganic bead. Because of the dedifferentiation of cells during the first steps of the host oyster's immunological reaction, so far the fate of the graft and its exact role in the process of pearl formation could not be determined via classical histological methods. Here we report the first molecular evidence of the resilience of the graft in the recipient organism by showing that cells containing genome from the donor are still present at the end of pearl formation. These...
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Palavras-chave: Genotype; Pearl; Pearl sac; Grafting; Biomineralization; Pearl oyster.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2456.pdf

Development of cultured pearl circles and shape after initial graft and second nucleus insertion in the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Demmer, Jonathan; Sham-koua, Manaarii; Cabral, Philippe.
Production of larger, rounder, high-quality cultured pearls with fewer circles is one of the main challenges of Pinctada margaritifera aquaculture faced by every pearl farm in French Polynesia. Although bigger pearl sizes can be achieved through surgreffe operations (implantation of a second nucleus following pearl harvest), control of the development of pearl circles and shapes still remains unclear, as illustrated by grafter’s empirical rules, where often the surgreffe process is only performed after production of uncircled and round pearl shapes. The present study was designed with a real pearl by pearl traceability to reveal for the first time the development of circles and shapes from graft and surgreffe, in relation to the size of the pearl sac. This...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Surgreffe; Circled pearls; Pearl shapes; Pearl sac.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00276/38690/37187.pdf

Etude et modélisation des mécanismes impliqués dans la croissance de l'huître perlière, Pinctada margaritifera, au sein de l'écosystème conchylicole du lagon de l'atoll de Takapoto (Polynésie Française)
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Pouvreau, Stephane.
L'huître perlière, Pinctada margaritifera (Linné, 1758) var. cumingi (Reeve), productrice de perles noires, fait l' objet d'une aquaculture florissante en Polynésie Française. Afin de pérenniser cette activité, un programme de recherche (le PGRN) a été lancé, en 1990, sur l' atoll de Takapoto. L' un des thèmes de ce programme réside dans l'étude de la capacité trophique d'un lagon soumis à une activité de perliculture. A cet égard, un modèle déterministe expliquant la croissance et la reproduction de P. margaritifera à partir des paramètres du milieu (notamment la nourriture disponible) a été mis au point. La construction de ce modèle a impliqué : ( 1) l'analyse de l'hydrobiologie du lagon; (2) l'étude de la physiologie de P. margaritifera; (3) le sui vi...
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Palavras-chave: Bivalves; Huîtres perlières; Pinctada margaritifera; Physiologie; Croissance; Reproduction; Hydrobiologie; Atoll; Lagon; Écosystème; Réseau trophique; Modélisation; Capacité trophique; Polynésie française; Bivalves; Pearl oyster; Pinctada ma rgaritifera; Physiology; Growth; Reproduction; Hydrobiology; Atoll; Lagoon; Ecosystem; Trophic web; Modelling; Carrying capacity; French Polynesia.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00034/14558/11856.pdf

Genetic structure at different spatial scales in the pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera cumingii) in French Polynesian lagoons: beware of sampling strategy and genetic patchiness
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Arnaud, Sophie; Vonau, Vincent; Rouxel, Catherine; Bonhomme, Francois; Prou, Jean; Goyard, Emmanuel; Boudry, Pierre.
In order to study further the genetic structure of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia with a special consideration for the sampling scale, we analyzed or re-analyzed sets of data based on nuclear DNA markers obtained at different spatial scales. At a large scale (several 1,000 km), the remote Marquesas Islands were confirmed to be significantly differentiated from Tuamotu-Gambier and Society archipelagos, with a marked difference however for the two main islands that are different from each other. At a medium scale (several 10 to several 100 km), overall homogeneity was observed within and between these two archipelagos, with some exceptions. This could be attributed both to large-scale larval dispersal and to human-driven spat...
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Palavras-chave: Population genetics; Polynesia; Bivalve; Pearl oyster; Benthic organisms; Sampling strategy; Genetic patchiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4960.pdf

Virus-like particles in pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Comps, Michel; Herbaut, Ch.; Fougerouse, A.
Virus-like particles were detected in granulomas associated with focal necrosis within the adductor muscle of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera from French Polynesia. About 40 nm in size, the se particles were generally found within cytoplasmic vesic1es inside heavily degenerated granulocytes. More studies are required to further characterize them.
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Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Pathology; Pearl oyster; Virus like.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1999/publication-6079.PDF

Effect of food conditioning on gonadic activity in the oyster Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Le Moullac, Gilles; Hui, Belinda; Vonau, Vincent; Levy, Peva; Cochard, Jean-claude.
Preliminary experiments allowed defining basic requirements of Pinctada margaritifera for somatic and gonadic growth in controlled conditions. This study was continued by observation of the gametogenesis at a cellular level. In April/May 2008, 125 oysters were conditioned for 30 days in 25 tubular tanks (30 L). Water was renewed 4 times/hour. A mixed (v:v) diet of Isochrysis galbana (T-Iso) and Chaetoceros gracilis was supplied continuously. A control batch of 125 oysters was maintained in trays in the lagoon. An initial sample of 30 individuals was made. Gonadic changes were first characterized using a gonadal development index (GDI) based on the ratio of the gonad area to the total visceral mass area on a sagittal section of the body. Histological...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Reproduction; Gametogenesis; Broodstock.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00029/14010/11196.pdf

Gestion des ressources génétiques de l'huître perlière Pinctada margaritifera de Polynésie française : caractérisation génétique des populations et optimisation du recrutement pour l'exploitation perlière
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Arnaud, Sophie; Goyard, Emmanuel; Prou, Jean; Vonau, Vincent; Bonhomme, Francois; Boudry, Pierre.
Exploitation of the pearl oyster Pinetada margaritifera, which has developed in French Polynesia over the last twenty years, is based mainly on the collection of natural spat. Recruitment is highly variable in space and time and so spat is very often transferred by the farmers between atolls or even between archipelagos. In previous studies, anonymous nuclear markers demonstrated that This development has coincided with a genetic homogenisation of the wild stocks since the 1980s. This suggests a high level of reproductive success on farms, which is likely to be due to the high density of animaIs when compared to the density in the wild. We used the same markers to show that the level of genetic variability observed on farms is not significantly different...
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Palavras-chave: French Polynesia; Genetic diversity; Spat; Pinctada margaritifera; Pearl oyster; Polynésie française; Diversité génétique; Naissain; Pinctada margaritifera; Huître perlière.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-3822.PDF

Pinctada margaritifera responses to temperature and pH: Acclimation capabilities and physiological limits
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Le Moullac, Gilles; Soyez, Claude; Latchere, Oihana; Vidal-dupiol, Jeremie; Fremery, Juliette; Saulnier, Denis; Lo Yat, Alain; Belliard, Corinne; Mazouni-gaertner, Nabila; Gueguen, Yannick.
The pearl culture is one of the most lucrative aquacultures worldwide. In many South Pacific areas, it depends on the exploitation of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and relies entirely on the environmental conditions encountered in the lagoon. In this context, assessing the impact of climatic stressors, such as global warming and ocean acidification, on the functionality of the resource in terms of renewal and exploitation is fundamental. In this study, we experimentally addressed the impact of temperature (22, 26, 30 and 34 °C) and partial pressure of carbon dioxide pCO2 (294, 763 and 2485 μatm) on the biomineralization and metabolic capabilities of pearl oysters. While the energy metabolism was strongly dependent on temperature, results showed...
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Palavras-chave: Global change; Pearl oyster; Bioenergetic; Biomineralization; Pacific ocean; French Polynesia.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00332/44364/43969.pdf

Compte-rendu d'activité du Laboratoire d'Aquaculture Tropicale. Période : Janvier à Décembre 1996
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: AQUACOP.
Progress r-eport of the different research programs of the tropical aquaculture Lab. of the «Centre Océanologique du Pacifique « (January to December 1996) : - Penaeid shrimp : Ecophysiology, Pathology, Nutrition, Genetics, Cryopreservation, Development physiology - Pearl oyster : Physiology, Ecophysiology, Nutrition  
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Palavras-chave: Aquaculture tropicale; Pénéides; Huîtres perlières; Polynésie Française; Tropical aquaculture; Peneid shrimp; Pearl oyster; French Polynesia.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00429/54084/55394.pdf

Colour or no colour in the juvenile shell of the black lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera?
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Trinkler, Nolwenn; Le Moullac, Gilles; Cuif, Jean-pierre; Cochennec-laureau, Nathalie; Dauphin, Yannicke.
Pinctada margaritifera mollusc is cultivated in French Polynesia for the production of black pearls. For this study, the colour of juvenile samples (48 days old) was investigated in the visible range spectra (430-700 nm) using spectrophotometry. A first measurement was done with the soft parts still inside the shell (entire animal). Then, the soft parts were removed in order to do a second measurement on the growing edge of the shell. Comparison of the two measurements shows that the estimation of the living animal colour with unaided eye is strongly influenced by the colour of the soft parts. The use of the International Commission on Illumination (ISI) chromaticity diagram shows that at this growth stage, the shells are "white"; i.e. present no...
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Palavras-chave: Juvenile shell; Colour-scoring; Mollusc; Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00078/18883/16449.pdf

Etude cytologique de la gamétogenèse, de la sex-ratio et du cycle de reproduction chez l'huître perlière Pinctada margaritifera (L) var. cumingii (Jameson), (mollusques, bivalves). Comparaison avec le cycle de Pinctada maculata (Gould)
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Thielley, Maryse.
The population of Pinctada margaritifera and Pinctada maculata lay eggs throughout the year. Temperature variations induce huge but asynchronous laying. Preferential periods of gonad maturity correspond to the season changings in both species. However. some differences between the two specics are noticed. Both species are protandric hermaphrodites. Female condition is unstable: a reversion to the male condition may be observed and is probably linked with stress. The average size for the first sexual maturation as weil as for sexual conversion are specified in P. margaritifera. The breeding conditions induce modifications in some reproductive cycle processes (maturation, sex-ratio). Some conditions suitable for reproduction may become unfavorable to...
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Palavras-chave: Gamétogenèse; Cycle de reproduction; Sex-ratio; Pinctad margaritifera; Mollusque; Bivalve; Huître perlière; Gametogenesis; Reproductive cycle; Sex-ratio; Pinctada margaritifera; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Pearl oyster.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00440/55208/56677.pdf

The pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) aquaculture in French Polynesia and the indirect impact of long-distance transfers and collection-culture site combinations on pearl quality traits
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Broustal, Floriane; Potin, Dan; Lo, Cedrik.
In French Polynesia, the P. margaritifera pearl aquaculture industry is spread over a vast area, as large as Europe. All the oysters for this the highly economically important activity are supplied from just a few collection lagoons, but they are grown in numerous sites across three archipelagos (Gambier, Society and Tuamotu). Many oyster transfers thus indirectly bring about grafting combinations mixing different geographic origins and production sites. This study aims to examine the impact of such graft combinations on cultured pearl quality traits. For this, six homogeneous and standardised experimental graft combinations (N = 6197) were conducted at commercial scale in the two growing locations the most frequently used in French Polynesia: Arutua atoll...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Graft combinations; Pearl quality traits; Environment.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00477/58888/61444.pdf

Hatchery-scale trials using cryopreserved spermatozoa of black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Hui, Belinda; Vonau, Vincent; Moriceau, Jacques; Tetumu, Roger; Vanaa, Vincent; Demoy-schneider, Marina; Suquet, Marc; Le Moullac, Gilles.
Cryopreservation is a valuable tool for genetic improvement programs. Several bivalve mollusc species have already been the subject of such programs and the Tahitian black pearl oyster industry is now planning the development of selective breeding for desirable traits in Pinctada margaritifera. The ability to cryopreserve spermatozoa would, therefore, offer significant benefits to the cultured black pearl industry.  Spermatozoa were cryopreserved with CPA 0.7 M trehalose in 0.8 M Me2SO and a two-step freezing process was used: straws were first maintained in nitrogen vapour for 10 minutes, then directly plunged into liquid nitrogen and stored for one week before use. The viability of thawed sperm was 23 % lower than that of fresh sperm. When using thawed...
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Palavras-chave: Cryopreservation; Spermatozoa; Fertility; Larval rearing; Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00040/15098/12446.pdf

Crossing phenotype heritability and candidate gene expression in grafted black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, an animal chimera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Blay, Carole; Planes, Serge; Ky, Chin-long.
Grafting mantle tissue of a donor pearl oyster into the gonad of a recipient oyster results in the formation of a chimera, the pearl sac. The phenotypic variations of this chimera are hypothesized to be the result of interactions between the donor and recipient genomes. In this study, the heritability of phenotypic variation and its association with gene expression were investigated for the first time during P. margaritifera pearl production. Genetic variance was evaluated at different levels, 1) before the graft operation (expression in graft tissue), 2) after grafting (pearl sac tissue expression in chimera) and 3) on the product of the graft (pearl phenotype traits) based on controlled bi-parental crosses and the F1 generation. Donor related genetic...
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Palavras-chave: Gene expression; Heritability; Pearl oyster; Phenotype; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00433/54505/55876.pdf

Environmentally Driven Color Variation in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingii (Linnaeus, 1758) Is Associated With Differential Methylation of CpGs in Pigment- and Biomineralization-Related Genes
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Stenger, Pierre-louis; Ky, Chin-long; Reisser, Celine; Cosseau, Céline; Grunau, Christoph; Mege, Mickael; Planes, Serge; Vidal-dupiol, Jeremie.
Today, it is common knowledge that environmental factors can change the color of many animals. Studies have shown that the molecular mechanisms underlying such modifications could involve epigenetic factors. Since 2013, the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingii has become a biological model for questions on color expression and variation in Mollusca. A previous study reported color plasticity in response to water depth variation, specifically a general darkening of the nacre color at greater depth. However, the molecular mechanisms behind this plasticity are still unknown. In this paper, we investigate the possible implication of epigenetic factors controlling shell color variation through a depth variation experiment associated with a DNA...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Environmental pressure; Depth; Color change; Pigmentation; DNA methylation; Methylome characterization.
Ano: 2021
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00685/79667/82436.pdf

Is pearl colour produced from Pinctada margaritifera predictable through shell phenotypes and rearing environments selections?
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Le Pabic, Lore; Koua, Manaarii Sham; Molinari, Nicolas; Nakasai, Seiji; Devaux, Dominique.
The black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera is the most important farmed mollusc species in French Polynesia. Donor oyster selection among wild P. margaritifera individuals, chosen according to their inner shell colour, makes it possible to obtain the broadest range of cultured pearl colours of any species. This study demonstrates the relative influence of using black [B] or red [R] outer shell phenotypes, combined with green [G] or yellow [Y] inner shell phenotypes, on pearl darkness level, colour categories and lustre. A large scale grafting experiment was designed and carried out over five grow-out locations, covering three archipelagos: Tuamotus, Society and Gambier. Results revealed that the [B + G] phenotypes may be used as donors to...
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Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Shell colour phenotype; Pearl colour; Environment.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00285/39637/38129.pdf

Programme général de recherche sur la nacre. Écophysiologie de l'huître perlière, approche des relations entre  la croissance de l'huître Pinctada  margaritifera  et le milieu dans le lagon de Takapoto
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Buestel, Dominique; Pouvreau, Stephane; Tiapari, Jerome; Bougrier, Serge; Chabirand, Jean-michel; Geairon, Philippe; Fougerouse, A.
A study of pearl oysters Pinctada margaritifera growth and mortality was done on a monthly basis between June 1990 and September 1991 in Takapoto atoll (Tuamotu archipelago). Meanwhile, sampling parameters representative of bivalves food showed a remarquable spatial stability whithin the lagoon. The amplitude of temporal variability varied in the order of some days. Carrying capacity appears low : energetic content of particulate material in waters is about 2 joules/liter, ten times lower than in temperate areas. On the opposite, seasonal effect is reduced and particulate food is always available. Oysters rearing conditions were appropriate during the studied period with a low mortality rate and a regular growth in size (from 97 mm to 136 mm). Pearls...
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Palavras-chave: Atoll; Pearl oyster; Carrying capacity; Growth; Pinctada margaritifera; Atoll; Huître perlière; Capacité Trophique; Croissance; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1995/rapport-1642.pdf

Particulate matter in Takapoto lagoon waters: potential food for cultivated pearl oysters
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Buestel, Dominique; Pouvreau, Stephane.
Results of research concerning the food of the pearl oyster Pinctada mai margaritifera are presented, by taking Takapoto atoll (Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia) as a study site. Monthly sampling of several parameters representative of bivalve environment and food (water temperature, salinity, mineral and organic matter, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates, chlorophyll a and phaeopigments) confirm and increase knowledge of the Takapoto lagoon hydrobiology. The variability of these parameters was analysed. Takapoto lagoon showed a remarkable spatial stability. Temporal variations showed a low seasonal trend. Local meteorology (wind, precipitation) had an influence on short-term variability (especially for mineral matter). Night and day rhythm also...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Matière en suspension; Capacité trophique; Huı̂tre perlière; Atoll; Pinctada margaritifera; Suspended matter; Carrying capacity; Pearl oyster; Atoll.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10529/7078.pdf

Growth and gonad development of the tropical black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (L.), in the Gambier archipelago (French Polynesia)
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Le Moullac, Gilles; Tiapari, Jerome; Teissier, Hinano; Martinez, Elodie; Cochard, Jean-claude.
The growth and reproductive cycle of cultured black-lipped pearl oysters, Pinctada margaritifera (L.), were studied in the Gambier Islands (134°52' W, 23°07' S) from September 2002 to August 2003. Temperatures were recorded throughout the year, revealing seasonal temperature variations between 22.3 °C and 27.8 °C. The mean annual chlorophyll a value, as computed from satellite data, was 0.188 ± 0.075 µg L-1. To study growth and reproduction, 720 two-year-old individuals were ear hung on longlines suspended at a depth of 7 m. Samples were taken twice a month to obtain the following measurements: shell height; wet weight of flesh and total oyster; dry weight of adductor muscle, mantle and visceral mass; and glycogen content. Gonad development was also...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Growth; Reproduction; Temperature; Chlorophyll; Seasonality; Gambier archipelago.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00040/15099/13570.pdf

Developmental aspects of biomineralisation in the Polynesian pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingii
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Che, Lm; Golubic, S; Le Campion-alsumard, T; Payri, C.
The shell biomineralisation with special reference to the nacreous region is observed during the development of the Polynesian pearl oyster. Ultrastructural changes were studied and timed for the first time from planktonic larval shells to two-year-old adult shells. During the first two weeks following fertilization, the prodissoconch-I shell structure is undifferentiated and uniformly granular. The prodissoconch-II stage which develops during the next two weeks acquires a columnar organization. Metamorphosis is characterized by the formation of the dissoconch shell with all the elements of an adult shell and marks the onset of the development of the nacre. Nucleation starts within an organic matrix from point sources forming 'crystal germs' which expand...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Biominéralisation; Couche nacrée; Huître perlière; Pinctada margaritifera; Polynésie française; Biomineralisation; Nacreous layer; Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; French Polynesia.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40268/38642.pdf

Shell Growth Performance of Hatchery Produced Pinctada margaritifera: Family Effect and Relation with Cultured Pearl Weight
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Le Moullac, Gilles.
Size is the most important and valuable quality trait of cultured pearls produced by the black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera. In French Polynesia, several breeding programmes have been started that aim to improve this size trait, which is highly related to shell growth rate in both recipient and donor oysters. Shell growth rate dictates the time of grafting, size of implanted nuclei and bio-mineralisation potential of the mantle and pearl sac. We assessed shell growth rate through routine digital shell biometric analysis on 22 hatchery families produced between 2005 and 2008. These included full-sib families and half-sib families derived from polyandry (one dam crossed with two or more sires). Results showed that: 1) a significant family...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Pearl oyster; Hatchery-produced families; Growth performance; Shell diameter; Cultured pearl size.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00387/49810/50384.pdf

Compte-rendu d'activité du Laboratoire d'Aquaculture Tropicale. Période : Janvier à Décembre 1997
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: AQUACOP.
Progress report of the different research programs of the tropical aquaculture laboratory of the « Centre Océanologique du Pacifique » (January to December 1997) : - Penaeid shrimp : Ecophysiology, Pathology, Nutrition, Genetics, Cryopreservation, Development physiology - Pearl oyster : Physiology, Ecophysiology, Nutrition
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture tropicale; Pénéides; Huîtres perlières; Polynésie Française; Tropical aquaculture; Peneid shrimp; Pearl oyster; French Polynesia.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00429/54067/55377.pdf

Microbiome of the Black-Lipped Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera, a Multi-Tissue Description With Functional Profiling
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Dubé, Caroline; Ky, Chin-long; Planes, Serge.
Elucidating the role of prokaryotic symbionts in mediating host physiology has emerged as an important area of research. Since oysters are the world’s most heavily cultivated bivalve molluscs, numerous studies have applied molecular techniques to understand the taxonomic and functional diversity of their associated bacteria. Here, we expand on this research by assessing the composition and putative functional profiles of prokaryotic communities from different organs/compartments of the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, a commercially important shellfish valued for cultured pearl production in the Pacific region. Seven tissues, in addition to mucous secretions, were targeted from P. margaritifera individuals: the gill, gonad, byssus gland,...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Microbiome; Tissue-specific bacterial communities; 16S rRNA gene sequencing; Functional profiling prediction.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00505/61670/65589.pdf

Aspects économiques et techniques de la perliculture en Polynésie Française. Contribution à l'étude de l'alimentation de l'huître perlière Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Hautefeuille, Fanny.
Cultured black pearls are now the tirst export value of French Polynesia. This fast growing activity encourage the retum of the islanders to their native islands and the revival of the economy of the archipelagoes. However, the importance of the development induced sorne technical and economical problems. New reglementations are needed to organize the market and stabilize the black pearl price, the quotation of which is falling since 1990. After the important mortalities which occured in 1985-1 986, the mother of pearl general investigation program was set up. Il aims at the study of the biology and the ecology of the mother of pearl Pinclada margaritifera. The study of the nutrition of this oyster is part of this program and will contribute to the...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Perliculture; Polynésie Française; Problèmes; Bivalve; Huître perlière; Pinctada margaritifera; Bilan énergétique; Contenu stomacal; Assimilation; Conover; Perliculture; French Polynesia; Problems; Bivalvia; Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Energetic balance; Stomacal contents; Assimilation; Conover.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00424/53540/54397.pdf

A histological examination of grafting success in pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Cochennec-laureau, Nathalie; Montagnani, Caroline; Saulnier, Denis; Fougerouse, Angelique; Levy, Peva; Lo, Cedrik.
Pearl oyster grafting is a complex surgical operation that should lead to pearl formation after approximately eighteen months. Although this technique has been used for many years in French Polynesia, the grafting process is still not standardised. While studies have been carried out in order to improve graft performance and yield, these remain highly variable due to post-grafting mortality, nucleus rejection and unreliable pearl quality, all of which constrain pearl farm profitability. The present study uses histological analysis to monitor oysters that either rejected or retained their nuclei. Both groups of oysters are compared in terms of evolution of the graft, which could influence retention, and the development of a pearl sac in cases where grafting...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Grafting process; Pearl formation; Pearl oyster; Pteriidae; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11288/7823.pdf

Variation in cultured pearl quality traits in relation to position of saibo cutting on the mantle of black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Nakasai, Seiji; Parrad, Sophie; Broustal, Floriane; Devaux, Dominique; Louis, Patricia.
Cultured pearl production from Pinctada margaritifera uses the biomineralization capacities of the mantle graft, the saibo, which is usually obtained from only the middle mantle section of the donor oyster. To evaluate the potential for using other parts of the mantle, this study explores and describes the cultured pearl quality traits, pearl size, shape, surface defects and colour parameters obtained with saibo from the entire length of the mantle, comprising the four following sections: 1) posterior, 2) connection with the gills, 3) middle, (the section usually used commercially), and 4) anterior. Rates of nucleus retention and oyster mortality were also recorded and compared between sections. For this, two experimental grafts were designed and conducted...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Pearl oyster; Pearl quality traits; Saibo position; Mantle tissue; Phenotype.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00439/55030/56461.pdf

Compte-rendu d'activité du Laboratoire d'Aquaculture Tropicale. Période : Janvier à Décembre 1995
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: AQUACOP.
Progress report of the different laboratories of the "Centre Océanologique du Pacifique" (January to December 1995) : - Peneid shrimp : Ecophysiology, Pathology, Nutrition, Genetics, Cryopreservation, Development physiology - Pearl oyster : Ecophysiology, Nutrition
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture tropicale; Pénéides; Huîtres perlières; Polynésie Française; Tropical aquaculture; Peneid shrimp; Pearl oyster; French Polynesia.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00428/53980/55141.pdf

Use of Natural Antimicrobial Peptides and Bacterial Biopolymers for Cultured Pearl Production
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Simon-colin, Christelle; Gueguen, Yannick; Bachere, Evelyne; Kouzayha, Achraf; Saulnier, Denis; Gayet, Nicolas; Guezennec, Jean.
Cultured pearls are the product of grafting and rearing of Pinctada margaritifera pearl oysters in their natural environment. Nucleus rejections and oyster mortality appear to result from bacterial infections or from an inappropriate grafting practice. To reduce the impact of bacterial infections, synthetic antibiotics have been applied during the grafting practice. However, the use of such antibiotics presents a number of problems associated with their incomplete biodegradability, limited efficacy in some cases, and an increased risk of selecting for antimicrobial resistant bacteria. We investigated the application of a marine antimicrobial peptide, tachyplesin, which is present in the Japanese horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus, in combination with...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Exopolysaccharide; Tachyplesin; Antimicrobial.
Ano: 2015
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00275/38599/37128.pdf

Quality Trait Signature at Archipelago Scale of the Cultured Pearls Produced by the Black-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera Var. cumingi) in French Polynesia
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Okura, Retsu; Nakasai, Seiji; Devaux, Dominique.
In French Polynesia, the aquaculture of Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) covers a large maritime exploitation area, spread over nearly 20 degrees latitude and longitude, with numerous pearl farms located in three archipelagos (Gambier, Society, and Tuamotu). As these archipelagos have specific seasonal temperature patterns each year, pearl oysters are subject to disparate and contrasting environmental regimes. This study aimed to examine the specificity of commercial pearl quality traits (n ¼ 2,236 samples) at the archipelago scale, in such a way as to provide preliminary data to design the most appropriate strategy for the distribution of hatchery-produced phenotypes. A large and standardized grafting experiment using the same donor phenotype was...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Large-scale geographic effects; Pearl color; Pearl grade; Pearl shape; Pearl size.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00357/46798/46665.pdf

Effect of electrolysis treatment on the biomineralization capacities of pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera juveniles
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Latchere, Oihana; Fievet, Julie; Lo, Cedrik; Schneider, Denis; Dieu, Stephanie; Cabral, Philippe; Belliard, Corinne; Ky, Chin-long; Gueguen, Yannick; Saulnier, Denis.
The present study investigated the effect of electrolysis on the biomineralization capacities of juveniles of the mollusk Pinctada margaritifera for the first time. Size-selected individuals from two groups, “Medium” and “Large”, from a multi-parental family produced in a hatchery system were subjected to electrolysis under a low voltage current over a nine-week experimental period. The growth of the juveniles was individually monitored and assessed weekly by wet weight and shell height measurements. At the end of the experiment, mantle tissue was sampled for biomineralization-related gene expression analysis. Electrolysis significantly increased pearl oyster growth in terms of shell height and wet weight for Large juveniles from the 5th and the 2nd week,...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Electrolysis; Biomineralization; Gene expression.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00343/45410/44924.pdf

Impact of pCO2 on the energy, reproduction and growth of the shell of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Le Moullac, Gilles; Soyez, Claude; Vidal-dupiol, Jeremie; Belliard, Corinne; Fievet, Julie; Sham-koua, Manaarii; Lo-yat, Alain; Saulnier, Denis; Gaertner-mazouni, N.; Gueguen, Yannick.
The possible consequences of acidification on pearl farming are disruption of oyster metabolism and change in growth. In the laboratory, we studied the impact of pCO2 (3540, 1338 and 541μatm) on the physiology of pearl oysters exposed for 100 days. This experiment was repeated after an interval of one year. Several physiological compartments were examined in pearl oysters: the scope for growth by measuring ingestion, assimilation and oxygen consumption, gametogenesis by means of histological observations, shell growth by measurement and observation by optical and electronic microscopy, and at molecular level by measuring the expression of nine genes of mantle cells implied in the biomineralisation process. Results from both experiments showed that high...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Global change; Pearl oyster; Bioenergetic; Biomineralization; Pacific Ocean; French Polynesia.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43189/42737.pdf

Development of in situ hybridisation using 16S rRNA gene to monitor black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, larvae in plankton samples
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Thomas, Yoann; Belliard, Corinne; Garen, Pierre; Gueguen, Yannick; Montagnani, Caroline.
In French Polynesia, the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera has been farmed to produce pearls since the 1980s, forming the basis of a major industry. The sustainability of this activity relies on spat collection in the lagoons. However, pearl oyster spat can be difficult to identify for the evaluation of stock variations. It is especially hard to distinguish Pinctada spp. larvae at a very early stage of development. In the present study, a whole- mount in situ hybridisation (ISH) technique was developed to allow the discrimination of larvae of closely-related pearl oyster species found in the French Polynesian atolls. Using specific ribosomal 16S-DNA sequence data, we were able to successfully differentiate between Pinctada margaritifera and...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Whole larvae in situ hybridisation; 16S rRNA; Plankton; Species identification; Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00035/14603/11923.pdf

Donor effect on cultured pearl nacre development and shell matrix gene expression in Pinctada margaritifera reared in different field sites
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Ky, Chin-long; Broustal, Floriane; Koua, Manaarii Sham; Quillien, Virgile; Beliaeff, Benoit.
Understanding the respective roles played by donor and recipient pearl oysters in pearl quality determination in relation to the environment is a challenge for the pearl industry. In most Pinctada species, pearl size is mainly related to recipient oyster growth performance, but also relies to some extent on the biomineralisation activity of the pearl sac, a tissue that originates from the donor oyster mantle. We examined donor effect on pearl size in response to culture in the lagoons on Arutua and Apataki atolls. Overall nacre weight and thickness were greater in Arutua than in Apataki, but sensitivity to the environment differed between donors. Some donors were associated with significantly heavier and thicker nacre in Arutua (I group), while others had...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Biomineralisation; Environment; Pearl oyster; Pearl size; Pinctada margaritifera.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00425/53699/54610.pdf

Growth of the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, at nine culture sites of French Polynesia: synthesis of several sampling designs conducted between 1994 and 1999
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Pouvreau, Stephane; Prasil, Vincent.
Between 1994 and 1999, several sampling designs were used to measure the growth of the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingi at different sites in French Polynesia. Using a common statistical method, growth data were analysed for nine sites and showed significant geographic variability. Parameters of the Von Bertalanffy model, fitted on the nine data sets, ranged from 147 to 186.5 mm for the H-infinity parameter and from 0.42 to 0.58 year(-1) for the k parameter. The phi parameter (combination of H-infinity and k) provided a ranking classification of growth in these nine sites: growth was low in closed atoll lagoons, such as Takapoto, whereas the island lagoons and ocean habitat supported a very promising shell growth. Calculated on...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Von Bertalanffy model; Tropical lagoon; Pinctada margaritifera; Pearl oyster; Growth; Modèle de Von Bertalanffy; Lagon tropical; Pinctada margaritifera; Huître perlière; Croissance.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2001/publication-549.pdf

Physiological responses of female and male black-lip pearl oysters (Pinctada margaritifera) to different temperatures and concentrations of food
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Chavez-villalba, Jorge; Soyez, Claude; Aurentz, Hermann; Le Moullac, Gilles.
This study was designed to measure responses of four-year-old black-lip pearl oysters (Pinctada margaritifera) to different temperatures and food concentrations and to identify the energy requirements of each sex. Oysters were fed a monospecific microalgal diet of Isochrysis affinis galbana (T-iso). Measurements of oxygen consumption and ingestion rates were carried out at 24 degrees C and 27 degrees C and at two algal (T-iso) concentrations: 5000 and 30 000 cell ml(-1). Glycogen content in adductor muscle, absorption efficiency and scope for growth were also estimated. Females and males responded differently to environmental factors, with food level being the most influential parameter. Oxygen consumption and absorption efficiency were significantly...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Food supply; Ingestion rate; Glycogen; Oxygen consumption; Scope for growth; Pearl oyster.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00157/26855/24980.pdf

Socio-Economics of Pearl Culture: Industry Changes and Comparisons focusing on Australia and French Polynesia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Poirine,   Bernard.
Concentrates on comparing socio-economic aspects of pearl culture in Australia, which mostly relies on the culture of the South Sea pearl oyster P. maxima, with that in French Polynesia which depends on the culture of the black-lipped pearl oyster P. margaritifera.  Australian culture of pearl oysters dates from the 1950s whereas culture of black pearls in French Polynesia dates from the second half of the 1970s.  After briefly outlining the history of pearl culture in Australia and Tahiti, this paper provides an overview of the industry, comparative structure of the industry in Australia and French Polynesia and its technologies.  Socio-economic impacts, especially regional impacts, of the industry are considered.  Market characteristics (such as  prices...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Pearl oyster; Pearls; Australian Pearl Industry; French Polynesia; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47952