On the evolution of the oceanic component of the IPSL climate models from CMIP3 to CMIP5: A mean state comparison Auteur(s) : Mignot, J. Swingedouw, D. Deshayes, Julie Marti, O. Talandier, Claude Seferian, R. Lengaigne, M. Madec, Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : This study analyses the impact on the oceanic mean state of the evolution of the oceanic component (NEMO) of the climate model developed at Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL-CM), from the version IPSL-CM4, used for third phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), to IPSL-CM5A, used for CMIP5. Several modifications have been implemented between these two versions, in particular an interactive coupling with a biogeochemical module, a 3-band model for the penetration of the solar radiation, partial steps at the bottom of the ocean and a set of physical parameterisations to improve the representation of the impact of turbulent and tidal mixing. A set of forced and coupled experiments is used to single out the effect of each of these modifications and more generally the evolution of the oceanic component on the IPSL coupled models family. Major improvements are located in the Southern Ocean, where physical parameterisations such as partial steps and tidal mixing reinforce the barotropic transport of water mass, in particular in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current) and ensure a better representation of Antarctic bottom water masses. However, our analysis highlights that modifications, which substantially improve ocean dynamics in forced configuration, can yield or amplify biases in coupled configuration. In particular, the activation of radiative biophysical coupling between biogeochemical cycle and ocean dynamics results in a cooling of the ocean mean state. This illustrates the difficulty to improve and tune coupled climate models, given the large number of degrees of freedom and the potential compensating effects masking some biases. Ocean Modelling (1463-5003) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2013-12 , Vol. 72 , P. 167-184 Droits : 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00170/28102/26612.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.09.001 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00170/28102/ | Partager |
Tectonics and sedimentation interactions in the east Caribbean subduction zone: An overview from the Orinoco delta and the Barbados accretionary prism Auteur(s) : Deville, Eric Mascle, A. Callec, Y. Huyghe, P. Lallemant, S. Lerat, O. Mathieu, X. De Carillo, C. Padron Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Several marine geophysical data and piston-coring surveys acquired during the last decade allow one to better understand the close dynamic interactions between the sand-rich Orinoco turbidite system and the compressional structures of the Barbados prism. These interactions have been active since Eocene time as illustrated by the study of outcrops onshore Barbados Island. Because of strong morphologic and tectonic control in the east-Caribbean active margin, the present-day Orinoco turbiditic pattern system does not exhibit a classic fan geometry. The sea-floor geometry between the slope of the front of the Barbados prism and the slope of the South-American margin induces the convergence of the turbidite channels toward the abyssal plain, at the front of the accretionary prism. Also, whereas in most passive margins the turbidite systems are organized upstream to downstream as canyon, channel-levee and lobes, here, due to the tectonic control, the sedimentary system is organized upstream to downstream as channel-levee, canyons and channelized lobes. Indeed, at the edge of the Orinoco platform, the system has multiple sources with several distributaries and downstream the channel courses are complex with frequent convergences or divergences that are emphasized by the effects of the undulating seafloor tectonic morphologies associated with active thrust tectonics and mud volcanism. On top of the accretionary prism, turbidite sediments are filling transported piggy-back basins whose timing of sedimentation vs. deformation is complex. While erosion processes are almost absent on the highly subsiding Orinoco platform and in the upper part of the turbidite system, they develop mostly between 2000 and 4000 m of water depth, above the compressional structures of the Barbados prism (canyons up to 3 km wide and 300 m deep). In the abyssal plain, the main turbiditic channel develops toward the east and connects with the Vidal mid-Atlantic channel. The sediments transported in this channel are filling several elongated basins linked with fracture zones (notably the Barracuda Basin), and finally end their course in the Puerto-Rico trench, the deepest morphologic depression of the region. Piston-cores have demonstrated that turbidite sediments above the accretionary prism and in the abyssal plain are mostly coarse sandy deposits covered by recent pelagic planktonic-rich sediments, which corresponds to slower sand deposition during the post-glacial sea level rise. Numerical stratigraphic modelling suggests that during the last glacial event, the main depocentres were located above the tectonic prism and in the abyssal plain, at the front of the prism and that, during the Holocene eustatic rise, a large accommodation space formed on the shelf confining sedimentation mostly on the Orinoco deltaic platform and producing a starvation downstream in the turbidite system. Marine And Petroleum Geology (0264-8172) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2015-06 , Vol. 64 , P. 76-103 Droits : 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00252/36373/34913.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.12.015 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00252/36373/ | Partager |
Non-market use and non-use values for preserving ecosystem services over time: A choice experiment application to coral reef ecosystems in New Caledonia Auteur(s) : Marre, Jean-baptiste Brander, Luke Thebaud, Olivier Boncoeur, Jean Pascoe, Sean Coglan, Louisa Pascal, Nicolas Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Non-use values (i.e. economic values assigned by individuals to ecosystem goods and services unrelated to current or future uses) provide one of the most compelling incentives for the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. Assessing the non-use values of non-users is relatively straightforward using stated preference methods, but the standard approaches for estimating non-use values of users (stated decomposition) have substantial shortcomings which undermine the robustness of their results. In this paper, we propose a pragmatic interpretation of non-use values to derive estimates that capture their main dimensions, based on the identification of a willingness to pay for ecosystem protection beyond one's expected life. We empirically test our approach using a choice experiment conducted on coral reef ecosystem protection in two coastal areas in New Caledonia with different institutional, cultural, environmental and socio-economic contexts. We compute individual willingness to pay estimates, and derive individual non-use value estimates using our interpretation. We find that, a minima, estimates of non-use values may comprise between 25 and 40% of the mean willingness to pay for ecosystem preservation, less than has been found in most studies. Ocean & Coastal Management (0964-5691) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2015-03 , Vol. 105 , P. 1-14 Droits : 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00244/35564/35398.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.12.010 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00244/35564/ | Partager Voir aussi Discrete choice experiment Ecosystem services valuation Non-use values Time decay Willingness to pay Télécharger |
Seawater accelerated ageing of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate Auteur(s) : Deroine, Morgan Le Duigou, Antoine Corre, Yves-marie Le Gac, Pierre-yves Davies, Peter Cesar, Guy Bruzaud, Stephane Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : The aim of this study is to establish a baseline for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) lifetime prediction in a marine environment, by means of mechanical and physico-chemical characterization of specimens immersed in continuously renewed and filtered natural seawater in the laboratory at different temperatures (4, 25 and 40°C). Samples were also aged at sea in Lorient harbour in order to compare laboratory and natural degradation mechanisms and kinetics. Due to its morphology, hydrolysis of PHBV in natural seawater is quite slow, and samples were observed to undergo preferentially an enzymatic surface degradation. Increasing the aging temperature in the laboratory promotes the water uptake and causes hydrolysis. As two degradation mechanisms occur in parallel, the choice of test conditions is critical, and the lifetime of PHBV in a marine environment is difficult to predict accurately. Polymer Degradation And Stability (0141-3910) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2014-07 , Vol. 105 , P. 237-247 Droits : 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00188/29972/28425.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.04.026 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00188/29972/ | Partager Voir aussi Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Accelerated ageing Hydrothermal degradation Seawater Télécharger |
Non-specific activation of antiviral immunity and induction of RNA interference may engage the same pathway in the Pacific white leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Auteur(s) : Labreuche, Yannick Veloso, Artur De La Vega, Enrique Gross, Paul S. Chapman, Robert W. Browdy, Craig L. Warr, Gregory W. Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Many questions remain unanswered regarding RNAi-based mechanisms and dsRNA-induced antiviral immune responses in penaeid shrimp. In this study, we report the characterization in the white leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei of RNAi pathway associated proteins Lv-Ago 1 and Lv-Ago 2, two members of the Argonaute family of proteins, as well as Lv-sid 1, the first shrimp homologue of Sid-1, a membrane channel-forming protein implicated in the cellular import of dsRNA. To decipher their functional implication in RNAi-related phenomena, we monitored their relative expression following stimulation by specific and non-specific RNA duplexes of diverse length. The findings show that the length of small RNA duplexes plays a critical role in the activation of both RNAi-related and innate antiviral responses. They also suggest that these two mechanisms of antiviral response may activate the same pathway, requiring Lv-Sid 1 and Lv-Ago 2 induction. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Developmental And Comparative Immunology (0145-305X) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2010-11 , Vol. 34 , N. 11 , P. 1209-1218 Droits : 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00015/12652/9587.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.dci.2010.06.017 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00015/12652/ | Partager |
The marine bacteria Cobetia marina DSMZ 4741 synthesizes an unexpected K-antigen-like exopolysaccharide Auteur(s) : Lelchat, Florian Cerantola, Stephane Brandily, Christophe Colliec-jouault, Sylvia Baudoux, Anne-claire Ojima, Takao Boisset, Claire Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : We have studied the exopolysaccharide produced by Cobetia marina DSMZ 4741, a marine bacterium isolated from coastal seawater. This strain is able to produce a polysaccharide in presence of carbon sources as glucose, mannitol and alginate. The maximum production occurs in aerobic condition, during the end of the exponential phase. The polymer is a non-viscous, acidic heteropolysaccharide of 270 kDa constituted of a repeating unit of: →2)-β-D-Ribf-(1→4)-[7,8-O-(Pyr)]-α-D-KDOp-(2→ This kind of chemical structure is generally related to K-antigen polysaccharide of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. This is the first time this type of EPS is described from a marine bacterium. Moreover the polysaccharide exhibits a pyruvate substitution on its 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (KDO) residue never encountered before. The discovery of such an unexpected EPS with high biotechnological potential is a new incentive for a better exploration of bioactive marine resources. Carbohydrate Polymers (0144-8617) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2015-06 , Vol. 124 , P. 347-356 Droits : 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00254/36494/35038.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.02.038 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00254/36494/ | Partager |
Collaborative research: Development of a manual on elasmobranch handling and release best practices in tropical tuna purse-seine fisheries Auteur(s) : Poisson, Francois Seret, Bernard Vernet, Anne-lise Goujon, Michel Dagorn, Laurent Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : The reduction of by-catch mortality is an objective of the ecosystem approach to fisheries and a request made by consumers. Elasmobranchs, an important component of the French tropical tuna purse seine fishery by-catch, are currently thrown back into the sea. Fishers interact with various types of elasmobranchs that range widely in size, weight and shape, and could pose various degrees of danger to the crew. A diversity of discarding practices within the fleet were reported, some practices were considered suitable, others needed to be adapted and improved and others simply had to be banned. The majority of the crews were likely to improve their handling practices if they were presented with practical suggestions that were quick and easy. Combining scientific observations and empirical knowledge from skippers and crew, a manual, providing appropriate handling practices to ensure crew safety and increase the odds of survival for released animals has been developed and disseminated. Bringing these good practices onto the decks of fishing vessels should contribute to the reduction of the fishing mortality of some vulnerable species. It would be positively viewed by consumers as an act that reduces fishing's footprint on the environment and promoting animal welfare which would improve the image of fishing industry. Mitigation research is by definition an iterative process and different complementary methods must be carried out at different levels of the fishing process to significantly reduce the mortality of the by-catch. Marine Policy (0308-597X) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2014-02 , Vol. 44 , P. 312-320 Droits : 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00159/27008/28367.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.09.025 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00159/27008/ | Partager |
A general framework for indicator design and use with application to the assessment of coastal water quality and marine protected area management Auteur(s) : Beliaeff, Benoit Pelletier, Dominique Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Environmental management decisions based upon indicators are the end point of a process involving stakeholders and scientists. These steps should be explicit and follow a chronology. This paper presents a general framework for the design and use of management-oriented indicators, integrating management questions and performance criteria. We first examined the desirable characteristics of indicators aimed at providing decision-support for marine environmental management. Ideally, one should select the indicator that guarantees a safe and unambiguous decision leading to the appropriate measures in terms of regulation, remediation or control. In the present study, indicators are assessed according to two criteria: relevance and effectiveness. Relevance encompasses sensitivity and the existence of quantitative reference values, thereby allowing the selection of potential indicators. Effectiveness is the ability of the indicator to reach its predefined targets based on optimal (or at least improved) data collection protocols. The framework is illustrated by applying it to the European Water Framework Directive and to the Marine Protected Area management contexts. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Ocean & Coastal Management (0964-5691) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2011-01 , Vol. 54 , N. 1 , P. 84-92 Droits : 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00032/14331/11638.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.037 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00032/14331/ | Partager |
Mass-transport deposits and fluid venting in a transform margin setting, the eastern Demerara Plateau (French Guiana) Auteur(s) : Pattier, France Loncke, L. Gaullier, V. Basile, C. Maillard, Alexandre Imbert, Patrice Roest, Walter Vendeville, B. C. Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : The eastern Demerara Plateau offshore French Guiana was surveyed in 2003 during the GUYAPLAC cruise (multibeam bathymetry and acoustic imagery, 6-channel seismic reflection and 3.5 kHz echo-sounding). The data show the "post-transform" Cenozoic that the series located on the outer part of the plateau (below c. 2000 m) contain at least twelve stacked mass transport deposits (MTDs) that have recorded a history of large-scale slope failure, as well as two main normal fault sets that provide possible pathways for upward fluid migration through the series, reaching at high as the uppermost MTDs. Seabed data show that the area above the failures is characterized by circular-to-elongate (slope-parallel) depressions interpreted as fluid seeps (pockmarks), some of them have been modified by along slope currents. We suggest that the development of the MTDs to results from the combinaiton of the presence of fluid overpressure at depth the geometry of the margin's deep structure, in particular the existence of a 'free borderlateral border' on the outermost plateau. Our results also emphasise the role of stratigraphic decollements within the Cenozoic series. Marine And Petroleum Geology (0264-8172) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2013-09 , Vol. 46 , P. 287-303 Droits : 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00157/26850/25316.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.06.010 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00157/26850/ | Partager |
Axial incision: The key to understand submarine canyon evolution (in the western Gulf of Lion) Auteur(s) : Baztan, Juan Berne, Serge Olivet, Jean-louis Rabineau, Marina Aslanian, Daniel Gaudin, Mathieu Rehault, Jean Pierre Canals, M Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : A detailed morphological analysis of the outer shelf and continental slope of the Western Gulf of Lion is presented, based on swath bathymetry data together with sub-bottom profiles and high resolution seismic reflection profiles. These data reveal two main erosive features, of very different dimensions: the axial incision and the canyon's major valley. The height of axial incisions' flanks with respect to the canyon deepest point (the thalweg) ranges from 40 to 150 m. It creates a small axial erosive path within the canyon's major valley, which is typically bounded by flanks of more than 700 m in height. We interpret the axial incision observed in the sea floor as the imprint of turbidity currents that eroded the floor of canyons during phases of connection to rivers (hyperpycnal turbidity current). Such currents are most likely to have formed during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) as both proximity of the shoreline (due to the lowstand of sea level) and high detrital sediment supply (due to glacial abrasion upstream) increased the flow of sediments delivered to the canyon heads. Fossil axial incisions, observed in seismic lines, are related to equivalent conditions. The axial incision, however, has a key influence on canyon evolution as it triggers mass wasting of different sizes that affect the canyon's major valley (head and flanks). We interpret the geometry of the canyon's major valley as the result of recurrent activity of axial incisions. These periods of activity occurred during low sea levels at glacial maxima and show a cyclicity of 100,000 years for the last 400,000 years. Marine And Petroleum Geology (0264-8172) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2005-06 , Vol. 22 , N. 6-7 , P. 805-826 Droits : 2005 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-353.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.03.011 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/353/ | Partager |
Expression, tissue localization and synergy of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in the immune response of the oyster Crassostrea gigas Auteur(s) : Schmitt, Paulina De Lorgeril, Julien Gueguen, Yannick Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine Bachere, Evelyne Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Diverse families of antimicrobial peptides and proteins have been described in oysters. We investigated here how antimicrobials are involved in the immune response against a pathogenic strain of Vibrio splendidus. Oyster antimicrobials were shown to display a wide variety of expression profiles in hemocyte populations and tissues. Oyster defensins are constitutively expressed in specific tissues such as mantle (Cg-Defm) or hemocytes (Cg-Defhs), while Cg-BPI is inducible and Cg-Prp appears down-regulated in hemocytes upon infection. The migratory behavior of hemocytes that express the different antimicrobials was found to be involved in the oyster response to a pathogenic Vibrio infection. Indeed, it contributes to colocalize several antimicrobials that were shown here to have synergistic activities. We propose that such a synergy, which was evidenced both within and between families of antimicrobials, might compensate for the low concentration of antimicrobials in oyster tissues. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Developmental And Comparative Immunology (0145-305X) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2012-07 , Vol. 37 , N. 3-4 , P. 363-370 Droits : 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00093/20382/18267.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.dci.2012.01.004 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00093/20382/ | Partager |
A global wave parameter database for geophysical applications. Part 2: Model validation with improved source term parameterization Auteur(s) : Rascle, Nicolas Ardhuin, Fabrice Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : A multi-scale global hindcast of ocean waves is presented that covers the years 1994-2012, based on recently published parameterizations for wind sea and swell dissipation [Ardhuin, F., Rogers, E., Babanin, A., Filipot, J.-F., Magne, R., Roland, A., van der Westhuysen, A., Queffeulou, P., Lefevre, J.-M., Aouf, L., Collard, F., 2010. Semi-empirical dissipation source functions for wind-wave models: Part I. Definition, calibration and validation. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 40 (9), 1917-1941]. Results from this hindcast include traditional wave parameters, like the significant wave height and mean periods, and we particularly consider the accuracy of the results for phenomenal sea states, with significant heights above 14 m. Using unbiased winds, there is no evidence of a bias in wave heights even for this very high range. Various spectral moments were also validated, including the surface Stokes drift and mean square slopes that are relevant for wave-current interactions modelling and remote sensing, and also spectra of seismic noise sources. The estimation of these parameters is made more accurate by the new wave growth and dissipation parameterizations. Associated air-sea fluxes of momentum and energy are significantly different from what is obtained with the WAM-Cycle 4 parameterization, with a roughness that is practically a function of wind speed only. That particular output of the model does not appear very realistic and will require future adjustments of the generation and dissipation parameterizations. Ocean Modelling (1463-5003) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2013-10 , Vol. 70 , P. 174-188 Droits : 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00155/26582/25477.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.12.001 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00155/26582/ | Partager |
Mapping habitats in a marine reserve showed how a 30-year trophic cascade altered ecosystem structure Auteur(s) : Leleu, Kevin Remy-zephir, Brice Grace, Roger Costello, Mark J. Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Time-series studies have reported trophic cascades in land, freshwater and marine environments in many geographic areas. However, the spatial extent of habitats, a key metric of ecosystem structure, has not been mapped in these studies. Marine reserves can provide experimental, before-after and inside-outside (control-impacted), situations for assessing the impact of fishing on ecosystems. We mapped seabed habitats and their associated communities (biotopes) in New Zealand's oldest marine reserve for comparison with pre-reserve maps created about 30 years previously. Areas grazed bare by sea urchins were entirely replaced in the centre of the reserve by kelp, or alga turf, an intermediate biotope between heavily grazed encrusting algae and lightly grazed kelp. Urchins declined following increased abundance and body size of spiny (rock) lobsters and fish (especially snapper) in the reserve but maintained bare rock outside. While this gradient in habitat change matched the gradient of predator abundance, it also matched the extent of reef habitat area. Thus the trophic cascade may be influenced by the effect of habitat on the abundance and behavioural interactions of urchins and their predators. Further ecosystem changes may arise should the abundance of mega-predators, such as seals, cetaceans and large sharks, increase in the region; if parasites become pathogenic; and/or when invasive species reach the reserve. No-take marine reserves provide real-world experiments that show the importance of species in food webs, and the consequences of fishing for ecosystems. Because these changes in ecosystem structure may continue, and will vary with environment, climate and species distributions, reserves need to be permanent and replicated geographically. Habitat maps should be produced for all reserves to enable ecological changes in the ecosystem to be spatially quantified. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Biological Conservation (0006-3207) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2012-10 , Vol. 155 , P. 193-201 Droits : 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00107/21842/20067.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.009 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00107/21842/ | Partager Voir aussi Kelp forest Ecosystem change Predator release Subtidal mapping Urchin Barren New Zealand Lobster Fish Time-series Télécharger |
Distribution of the organic matter in the channel-levees systems of the Congo mud-rich deep-sea fan (West Africa). Implication for deep offshore petroleum source rocks and global carbon cycle Auteur(s) : Baudin, Francois Disnar, Jean-robert Martinez, Philippe Dennielou, Bernard Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : The quantity and the source of organic matter preserved in the Recent turbiditic channel-levees systems around 4000 m-depth off the Congo River were determined using bulk geochemical approaches (Rock-Eval, elemental and isotopic analyses) as well as molecular and optical analyses on selected samples. These mud-rich sediments contain high amount of organic matter (3% Corg on average), the origin of which is a mixture of terrestrial higher-plant debris and deeply oxidized phytoplanktonic material. Although the relative contribution of continental source versus marine source of the organic matter cannot be precisely quantified, the continental fraction appears significant (at least 70-80%) especially for such depths and distances from the coast. The organic matter distribution appears very homogeneous at different scales, from the single turbiditic event to the entire levee, and changes in accumulation rates have a little impact on the quantity and quality of preserved organic matter. With a petroleum potential around 4.5 kg HC per t rock, the fine-grained turbiditic sediments in the Congo deep-sea system could be regarded as an analog of gas-prone source rocks for the deep offshore of the Atlantic margins. Finally, the Congo deep-sea turbiditic system is a major conveyor of organic carbon to the deep ocean. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficiency of such systems for the storage of continental organic matter into the deep ocean in relation to sea-level and climatic changes. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Marine And Petroleum Geology (0264-8172) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2010-05 , Vol. 27 , N. 5 , P. 995-1010 Droits : 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00006/11700/9285.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.02.006 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00006/11700/ | Partager |
Sustainability of tropical small-scale fisheries: Integrated assessment in French Guiana Auteur(s) : Cisse, Abdoul Blanchard, Fabian Guyader, Olivier Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Like many tropical small-scale fisheries, the French Guiana coastal fishery is characterized by the high fish biodiversity of its ecosystem, the weak selectivity of the fleets exploiting the resources, and the heterogeneity of the vessels in terms of size and fishing techniques. The Rapfish method is used to assess sustainability within 11 fishery systems by means of 27 attributes relating to ecological, economic, social, and technological fields. Overall results indicate an average performance in the weak sustainability range. Comparisons made among the FSs show a gradient of sustainability performance from the western portion of the coast to the eastern portion. Several recommendations are formulated to raise the current “sustainability” status, such as the reduction of discards. This study is used as a complementary tool to the bioeconomic model in order to define a sustainable management plan for the French Guiana coastal fishery. Marine Policy (0308-597X) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2014-02 , Vol. 44 , P. 397-405 Droits : 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00162/27310/25662.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.10.003 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00162/27310/ | Partager |
Marine turtle interaction with purse-seine fishery in the Atlantic and Indian oceans: Lessons for management Auteur(s) : Bourjea, Jerome Clermont, Sandra Delgado, Alicia Murua, Hilario Ruiz, Jon Ciccione, Stephane Chavance, Pierre Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd Résumé : Bycatch of endangered marine turtles is a growing issue for the management of all fisheries, including the oceanic purse-seine fishery. The aim of this study was to assess the spatial and temporal variation in bycatch rates of these species in the entire European purse-seine fishery operating in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The study was based on data collected through observer programs from 1995 to 2011. During that period, a total of 15 913 fishing sets were observed, including 6 515 on Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) and 9 398 on free swimming schools, representing a global coverage of 10.3% and 5.1% of the total fishing activity in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, respectively. Moreover, from 2003 to 2011, 14 124 specific observations were carried out on DFADs to check turtle entanglement in the net covering DFADs. We found that the purse-seine fishery has a very low impact on marine turtles. We estimated that the annual number of individuals incidentally captured was 218 (SD = 150) and 250 (SD = 157) in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, respectively, with more than 75% being released alive. The present study also investigated the impact of DFADs; which is considered a key conservation issue for this fishery. Drifting objects may play a key role in aggregating juveniles of marine turtles, implying the need for improving their construction to avoid entanglement (e.g. avoiding nets in the structure); however, based on our study it is not the main source of incidental captures of marine turtles in this fishery. Biological Conservation (0006-3207) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2014-10 , Vol. 178 , P. 74-87 Droits : 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00206/31760/30632.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.06.020 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00206/31760/ | Partager |