Integrated management of pearl culture in French Polynesia in the context of global change: synopsis of existing results

Yannick Gueguen (1, 2) , Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni (1) , Cédrik Lo (3) , Gilles Le Moullac (1)

1 EIO - Ecosystèmes Insulaires Océaniens (UMR 241)
2 IHPE - Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements
3 Direction des Ressources Marines et Minières

The paper presents a state of the art on knowledge of the black pearl oyster aquaculture at the scale of french Polynesia. lt also introduces the main results obtained throughout the multi-partners POLYPERL project. The goal of this project was to develop an integrated and participative action-research of the pearl oyster culture system, focusing on the envirorunental, technological, economical and societal dimensions impacting the industry. The research proposed ranges from the undentanding of biological phenomena of the production system to socio-economic aspects and governance of the industry,taking into account the management of anthropogenic, climate and health risks. we lntroduce here the different papers from the POLYPERL project that are compiled in this volume of ECSS dealing with recent scientific work that can contribute to sustainability of the pearl industry ln French Polynesia.

Mots clés: Pearl culture - Global change - French Polynesia - Pinctada margaritifera

Domaines: Evolution [q-bio.PE]

Yannick Gueguen, Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni, Cédrik Lo, Gilles Le Moullac. Integrated management of pearl culture in French Polynesia in the context of global change: synopsis of existing results. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2016, 182 (Part B), pp.229-234. ⟨10.1016/j.ecss.2016.07.010⟩. ⟨hal-01434821⟩