Résumé : Until 1960, the Black scallop Chlamys varia was relatively abundant along the French Atlantic coasts. Today most of these natural beds have disappeared. Because mollusc hatchery and nursery techniques have been mastered, the reintroduction of this species, under control, was carried out in several areas and particularly in the bay of Arcachon, from 1989 to 1992. Good results were obtained in hatchery and nursery but the development of the juveniles in the natural fields was poor. The growth of Chlamys varia was satisfactory but heavy mortalities were rapidly recorded which could not be related to the hydrobiological conditions. This species seems to be very sensitive to short emersion and removal operations which are incompatible with aquaculture processes.
Jusqu'en 1960, le pétoncle noir Chlamys varia était largement distribué sur les côtes atlantiques françaises. Actuellement, la plupart de ces gisements se sont raréfiés. Les techniques de reproduction contrôlée de mollusques étant maintenant relativement maîtrisées, des essais de réimplantation de cette espèce ont pu être tentés dans plusieurs sites ostréicoles, dont le Bassin d'Arcachon, de 1989 à 1992. Les essais de grossissement se sont soldés par un échec. Si de bonnes croissances ont été enregistrées dans le Bassin d'Arcachon au cours de ces trois années, ces performances ont été contrariées par de très fortes mortalités apparaissant peu de temps après la mise en place des élevages. Bien que l'espèce soit considérée comme relativement sensible aux facteurs du milieu, les conditions hydrobiologiques régnant sur la baie à cette période ne peuvent expliquer ces résultats. Chlamys varia semble mal supporter les diverses manipulations (emersion de courte durée, dégrappage) difficilement contournables au cours d'un cycle aquacole.

Droits : 1994 Ifremer
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1994/rapport-1567.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1567/

Éditeur(s) : Elsevier
Résumé : The uptake and loss kinetics of Cd were determined in two species of scallops from the European coasts, the variegated scallop Chlamys varia and the king scallop Pecten maximus, following exposures via seawater, phytoplankton and sediment using highly sensitive radiotracer techniques (Cd-109). Results indicate that, for seawater and dietary pathways, C. varia displays higher bioaccumulation capacities in terms of uptake rate from water and fraction absorbed from ingested food (assimilation efficiency) than Pecten maximus. Regarding sediment exposure, P. maximus displayed low steady-state Cd transfer factor (TFSS < 1); however, once incorporated, a very large part of Cd transferred from sediment (92%) was strongly retained within R maximus tissues. Both species showed a high retention capacity for Cd (biological half-life, T-b1/2 > 4 months), suggesting efficient mechanisms of detoxification and storage in both species. The digestive gland was found to be the main storage organ of Cd in the two scallops regardless of the exposure pathway. However, Cd was stored differently within this organ according to the species considered: 40% of the total Cd was found in the soluble cellular fraction in C. varia whereas this soluble fraction reached 80% for P. maximus. This suggests that the two species displayed different Cd detoxification/storage mechanisms. Finally, the present study has determined the relative contribution of the different exposure pathways to global Cd bioaccumulation for the two scallop species. Results clearly show that for both species, food constitutes the major accumulation pathway, contributing for >99% and 84% of the global Cd bioaccumulation in C. varia and R maximus, respectively. This work confirms the previous assumption, derived from a bibliographic overview, that dietary pathway plays a prevalent role in metal bioaccumulation in Pectinidae. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (0022-0981) (Elsevier), 2007-12 , Vol. 353 , N. 1 , P. 58-67

Droits : 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3581.pdf
DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2007.09.001
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/3581/