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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... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomineralisation; Environment; Pearl oyster; Pearl size; Pinctada margaritifera. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00425/53699/54610.pdf |
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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 |
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Gardon, Tony; Huvet, Arnaud; Paul-pont, Ika; Cassone, Anne-laure; Koua, Manaarii Sham; Soyez, Claude; Jezequel, Ronan; Receveur, Justine; Le Moullac, Gilles. |
Pearl-farming leads to significant plastic pollution in French Polynesia (FP) as the end of life of most farming gear is currently poorly managed. Plastic debris released into the aquatic environment accumulates, with potentially detrimental effects on the lagoon ecosystem and pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, a species of ecological, commercial and social value. Here, we tested the effects of leachates from new (N) and aged (A) plastic pearl-farming gear (spat collector and synthetic rope) obtained after 24 h and 120 h incubation, on the embryo-larval development of the pearl oyster using an in-vitro assay. Embryos were exposed for 24 h and 48 h to a negative control (0) and the leachate from 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 g of plastic. L−1. After 24 h exposure to... |
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Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Synthetic materials; Hazardous chemicals; Toxicity; Marine bivalve; Early development. |
Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00627/73917/73257.pdf |
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