Men gathering crayfish in Andros, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. A young man pulls a row boat to the edge of a larger boat, which holds crayfishes. The man was a companion of William Junior Bryant during a fishing trip in Andros, Bahamas in 1948. Images from the trip were featured in Bryant’s book “Flames of Life: A Pictorial Philosophy,” first published in 1961. Slide labeled Crawfishing at Andros. Bahamas -- North America -- Andros Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 7:7 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028532/00001 | Partager |
Maternal fish and shellfish consumption and wheeze, eczema and food allergy at age two: a prospective cohort study in Brittany, France. Auteur(s) : Pelé, Fabienne Bajeux, Emma Gendron, Hélène Monfort, Christine Rouget, Florence Multigner, Luc Viel, Jean-François Cordier, Sylvaine Auteurs secondaires : Faculté de médecine ; Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) Service d ' Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique ; CentreHospitalier Universitaire de Rennes Institut de recherche, santé, environnement et travail [Rennes] (Irset) ; Université d'Angers (UA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP) - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) - Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ) Service Pédiatrie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes We are grateful to the families that participated in the study. We thank Veronique Villalon for her help and Jo Ann Cahn for her careful revision of the manuscript. The financial support from the National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), the Ministry of Labor, and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) is acknowledged. Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD BioMed Central Résumé : International audience BACKGROUND: Environmental exposures, including dietary contaminants, may influence the developing immune system. This study assesses the association between maternal pre-parturition consumption of seafood and wheeze, eczema, and food allergy in preschool children. Fish and shellfish were studied separately as they differ according to their levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (which have anti-allergic properties) and their levels of contaminants. METHODS: The PELAGIE cohort included 3421 women recruited at the beginning of pregnancy. Maternal fish and shellfish intake was measured at inclusion by a food frequency questionnaire. Wheeze, eczema, and food allergy were evaluated by a questionnaire completed by the mother when the child was 2 years old (n = 1500). Examination of the associations between seafood intake and outcomes took major confounders into account. Complementary sensitivity analyses with multiple imputation enabled us to handle missing data, due mostly to attrition. RESULTS: Moderate maternal pre-parturition fish intake (1 to 4 times a month) was, at borderline significance, associated with a lower risk of wheeze (adjusted OR = 0.69 (0.45-1.05)) before age 2, compared with low intake (< once/month). This result was not, however, consistent: after multiple imputation, the adjusted OR was 0.86 (0.63-1.17). Shellfish intake at least once a month was associated with a higher risk of food allergy before age 2 (adjusted OR = 1.62 (1.11-2.37)) compared to low or no intake (< once/month). Multiple imputation confirmed this association (adjusted OR = 1.52 (1.05-2.21)). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that maternal pre-parturition shellfish consumption may increase the risk of food allergy. Further large-scale epidemiologic studies are needed to corroborate these results, identify the contaminants or components of shellfish responsible for the effects observed, determine the persistence of the associations seen at age 2, and investigate potential associations with health effects observable at later ages, such as allergic asthma. ISSN: 1476-069X Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess inserm-00926282 http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00926282 http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00926282/document http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00926282/file/1476-069X-12-102.pdf DOI : 10.1186/1476-069X-12-102 | Partager |
A young man holding a crayfish near Andros, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. A young man holding a crayfish in his right hand near Andros, Bahamas. The man was a companion of William Junior Bryant during a fishing trip in Andros, Bahamas in 1948. Images from the trip were featured in Bryant’s book “Flames of Life: A Pictorial Philosophy,” first published in 1961. In the distance is a row boat. Slide labeled Crawfish. Bahamas -- North America -- Andros Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 13:10 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029231/00001 | Partager |
Two men search for crayfish under a coral rock near Andros, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Two men search for crayfish under a partially submerged coral rock near Andros, Bahamas. The younger man holds a wooden bucket while the older man holds a fish spear with three prongs. In the distance is an anchored row boat. Both men were companions of William Junior Bryant during a fishing trip in Andros, Bahamas in 1948. Images from the trip were featured in Bryant’s book “Flames of Life: A Pictorial Philosophy,” first published in 1961. Slide labeled Crawfishing. Bahamas -- North America -- Andros Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 13:11 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029232/00001 | Partager Voir aussi Andros (Bahamas) Andros (Bahamas) -- Description and travel Boats and boating -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Shellfish gathering -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Spears -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Crayfish fisheries -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Coral Limestone -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 |
Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, seafood consumption, and time-to-pregnancy. Auteur(s) : Chevrier, Cécile Warembourg, Charline Gaudreau, Eric Monfort, Christine Le Blanc, Alain Guldner, Laurence Cordier, Sylvaine Auteurs secondaires : Institut de recherche, santé, environnement et travail [Rennes] (Irset) ; Université d'Angers (UA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP) - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) - Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ) Chercheur Indépendant Département santé environnement ; Institut de Veille Sanitaire Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Résumé : International audience BACKGROUND: People in developed countries are widely exposed to low levels of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Seafood is a major contributor to PCB exposure. Toxicity of those various pollutants to reproductive and endocrine functions raises questions about possible effects on fertility. We explored whether serum levels of these pollutants and seafood consumption were associated with the fertility of couples enrolled in a French birth cohort (PELAGIE). METHODS: Time-to-pregnancy was investigated in 3,421 pregnant women by asking how many months they had taken to conceive. Levels of 14 organochlorine pesticides, 12 PCBs, and 10 PBDE compounds were measured in cord blood serum from a random subcohort (n = 394). Mercury concentrations measured in maternal hair were considered as a potential coexposure. Fecundability odds ratios (ORs) were estimated from multivariate discrete-time Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS: Shellfish consumption was associated with longer time-to-pregnancy (fecundability OR ≥twice/week vs. 0.410 µg/L vs. <0.266 µg/L, fecundability OR = 0.46 [0.32-0.66]). In multiple sensitivity analyses, reduced fecundability was most consistently associated with shellfish consumption, p,p'-DDE, total PCBs, PCB153, and PCB187. Models that simultaneously included multiple coexposure factors led to similar conclusions. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings were robust in sensitivity analyses, including analysis restricted to primiparous women. These results suggest that PCBs, p,p'-DDE, and other shellfish contaminants may impair human fertility. ISSN: 1044-3983 inserm-00826533 http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00826533 DOI : 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31827f53ec PUBMED : 23348067 | Partager |
La conchyliculture française - 1° Partie : Le milieu naturel et ses variations Auteur(s) : Marteil, Louis Éditeur(s) : ISTPM Résumé : Table of Contents The Natural Environment Production centres Oyster farming centres Mussel farming centres Chapter I. - The Physicochemical Environment I. Sea Water a) Transparency, turbidity b) Temperature c) Salinity d) Dissolved gases e) Substances dissolved in the water f) Water movements g) Hydrology of the main shellfish farming centres II. Soils a) Soil properties b) Mechanical amendment of soils, its effects c) Fertilisation of soils in shellfish farming d) Changes in soils due to farming Bibliography Chapter II. - The Natural Environment Phytoplankton Zooplankton Basic biology of phytoplankton Assessment of phytoplankton production, notion of primary productivity Phytoplankton from a few shellfish farming regions Microphytobenthos Factors controlling primary productivity Toxicity of planktonic organisms; red tides Bibliography Chapter III Alterations in the Natural Environment Pollution I. Chemical Pollution Definitions Influence of turbidity A. Telluric pollution 1o Domestic pollution 2o Agriculture-related pollution 3o Industrial pollution B. Pelagic pollution 1o Pollution through hydrocarbons Conclusion II. Bacterial Pollution Future of micro-organisms in the sea A. Specimen conditions B. Phenomena of dispersion Survival of germs in the marine environment A. Factors influencing the total microbial content B. Resistance of various groups of germs Consequences of bacterial pollutions on shellfish and shellfish farming Shellfish Shellfish farming Conclusion Bibliography Sommaire : Le milieu naturel Les centres de production Les centres ostréicoles Les centres mytilicoles Chapitre I. - le milieu physico-chimique I. L'eau de mer a) Transparence, turbidité b) Température c) Salinité d ) Les gaz dissous e) Les substances dissoutes dans l'eau f) Les mouvements de l'eau g) Hydrologie des principaux centres conchylicoles IL Les sols a ) Propriétés des sols b) Amendement mécanique des sols, ses effets c) La fertilisation des sols en conchylicutture d) Evolution des sols du fait de la culture Bibliographie Chapitre II. - le milieu biologique Le phytoplancton Le zooplancton Biologie sommaire du phytoplancton Evaluation de la production de phytoplancton, notion de productivité primaire Phytoplancton de quelques régions conchylicoles Le microphytobenthos Facteurs contrôlant la productivité primaire Toxicité d'organismes planctoniques ; les eaux rouges bibliographie Chapitre III - les altérations du milieu naturel. Les pollutions I. Les pollutions chimiques Définitions Influence de la turbidité A. Pollution tellurique 1° Pollution d'origine domestique 2° Pollutions liées aux activités agricoles 3° Pollutions industrielles B. Pollution pélagique 1° Pollution par les hydrocarbures Conclusion II. Les pollutions bactériennes Devenir des microorganismes dans la mer A. Conditions de prélèvements B. Phénomènes de dispersion Survie des germes dans le milieu marin A. Facteurs influant sur la teneur microbienne globale B. Résistance des divers groupes de germes Conséquences des pollutions bactériennes sur les coquillages et sur la conchyliculture Les coquillages La conchyliculture Conclusion Bibliographie Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes (0035-2276) (ISTPM), 1974-09 , Vol. 38 , N. 3 , P. 217-337 Droits : Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1974/publication-1776.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1776/ | Partager Voir aussi Zooplankton Phytoplankton Water pollution Sea water Natural environment Shellfish culture Télécharger |
Influence de l'azote et du phosphore sur la croissance et la toxicité de Prorocentrum lima (Ehrenberg) Dodge Auteur(s) : Morlaix, Martine Lassus, Patrick Éditeur(s) : Adac-cryptogamie Résumé : Very few attempts have been made in order to investigate the role of nutrients on cellular growth and toxin production in dinoflagellates associated with DSP (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison). Some preliminary results are presented here, aiming at a better knowledge of inorganic nitrogen and organic phosphorus effects upon division rate and toxin content of Prorocentrum lima (PL2V spanish strain). Nitrogen have a positive effect on growth rate, up to a threshold value of 880muM.l-1. Above this threshold the rate decreases. There is no effect on toxin content since okadaic acid and DTX1 cell contents remain low (4.8 +/- 0.5 pg.cell.-1) and steady. Phosphorus effect upon division rate follows a non-linear relationship, whereas cellular toxic content is inversely proportional to growth rate. Peu d'études ont été réalisées sur l'influence des nutriments sur la croissance et la toxicité de dinoflagellés producteurs de poisons diarrhéiques (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison = DSP). Des résultats préliminaires sont présentés ici en ce qui concerne l'effef de concentrations croissantes d'azote inorganique et de phosphore organique sur le taux de division et la production toxinique de Prorocentrum lima (souche espagnole PL2V). L'azote a une influence positive sur la croissance de cette microalgue jusqu'à une valeur seuil de 880 μM.l#-1. Au-delà de ce seuil, le taux de division diminue. Par contre, l'effet sur la toxicité n'est pas significatif, les concentrations en acide okadaïque et DTXI restant relativement faibles (4.8 ± 0.5 pg.cell.· l ) et stables. Le phosphore agit intégralement sur le taux de division et il y a une relation inverse entre ce dernier et le contenu toxinique cellulaire. Cryptogamie Algologie (0181-1568) (Adac-cryptogamie), 1992-08 , Vol. 13 , N. 3 , P. 187-195 Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00133/24469/22483.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00133/24469/ | Partager Voir aussi Croissance Toxicité Concentration chimique Division cellulaire Production Espagne Phosphore Azote Europe Nutriment Télécharger |
Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Urban Wastewater and Wild Shellfish Isolates of Non-O1/Non-O139 Vibrio Cholerae from La Rance Estuary (Brittany, France) Auteur(s) : Baron, Sandrine Larvor, Emeline Chevalier, Severine Jouy, Eric Kempf, Isabelle Granier, Sophie A. Lesne, Jean Auteurs secondaires : Laboratoire de Ploufragan - Plouzané ; ANSES Institut de recherche, santé, environnement et travail [Rennes] (Irset) ; Université d'Angers (UA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP) - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) - Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ) Electricite de France, Service des Etudes Medicales, Paris, in EHESP-LERES, Rennes Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Frontiers Media Résumé : International audience The early 2000s marked the end of the Golden age of the antibiotics and the beginning of the awareness on the potential threat to human health due to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. As a base-line study, we investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility of 99 strains of non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae isolated fromwastewater and shellfish in 2000/2001 within La Rance estuary (Brittany, France). All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, cefotaxime, imipenem, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, amikacin, gentamicin, tetracycline, doxycycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and erythromycin. The only resistances were to streptomycin, sulfonamides and ampicillin: 54.6% of the isolates had acquired resistance to at least one antimicrobial agent among them and only six isolates from cockles were multidrug resistant. On the basis of the distribution of a limited selection of resistance associated genes, our study shows that V. cholerae can constitute an environmental reservoir for these genes. However, none of our isolates harbored integron. This result casts doubt on the capacity of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae to acquire resistance-associated genes in such context, and on its potential role of indicator of the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in the aquatic environment. ISSN: 1664-302X hal-01616065 https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01616065 DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01637 PUBMED : 28955305 | Partager |
Recent developments in the detection of phycotoxins Auteur(s) : Hess, Philipp Nicolau, Elodie Éditeur(s) : Actes de Colloque: Avancées et nouvellles technologies en toxinologie, éditeurs: Julien BARBIER, Evelyne BENOIT, Pascale MARCHOT, César MATTEI, Denis SERVENT Résumé : Over the past seven years, methods available for the detection of phycotoxins have been extensively reviewed in a number of international expert committees, such as the consultations organised by FAO/IOC/WHO and EFSA, as well as by individual scientists. These reviews have shown that the methods available have severe limitations for the use in official control, either due to their limited scope and detection capability or due to a lack of calibration standards, reference materials and validation efforts. The present review focuses on recent developments in the detection of phycotoxins in several areas of applied research. Not being able to exhaustively describe all recent developments, the review focussed on three areas of interest to the authors: (i) detection of ultra-trace amounts of toxins, (ii) metabolism of toxins and their localisation in biological tissues, and (iii) approaches to detect unknown toxins or analogues of known toxins. Miniaturisation in combination with physico-chemical techniques appears to be a very efficient approach to detect low trace amounts of individual toxin analogues. In particular, the detection of azaspiracids and okadaic acid and analogues, using micro-filtration and on-line pre-concentration techniques, has shown to be useful for the characterisation of various algal and shellfish species. In the area of interactions of toxins with shellfish and mammalian systems, it is noted that several studies on biomarkers reveal either protein biomarkers of exposure to toxins or potential pathways of metabolism of the toxins themselves. A particular focus is given to recent findings in the areas of brevetoxin metabolism and biomarkers as well as azaspiracid localisation and metabolism. Finally, the detection of novel compounds is a particularly challenging area. The interest in this area has risen over the past years following cases of unexplained mouse toxicity such as the UK cockle toxicity and the French atypical toxicity in mussels and oysters from the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Some attention is given to immuno-, functional and cellular bio-assays for the identification of bioactive agents in shellfish. Durant les sept dernières années, les méthodes disponibles pour la détection des phycotoxines ont été abondamment revues dans de nombreux groupes internationaux d’expertises, tels que les consultations organisées par FAO/IOC/WHO et EFSA ainsi que dans de nombreux articles scientifiques de synthèse. Ces revues ont démontré que, vis-à-vis des systèmes de régulations officiels, les méthodes disponibles présentent des limites d’utilisation importantes. Soit elles ont un périmètre réduit et des limites de détection trop élevées, soit il y a un manque d’étalons, de matériaux de référence ou d’efforts de validation. La présente revue focalise sur les développements récents dans la détection de phycotoxines en recherche appliquée. Sans vouloir décrire de manière exhaustive tous les développements récents, la revue examine trois domaines d’intérêt pour les auteurs : (i) la détection de quantités ultra-traces de toxines, (ii) la métabolisation et la localisation des toxines dans des tissus biologiques, et (iii) les approches pour la détection de toxines non-répertoriées ou des analogues de toxines connues. La miniaturisation en combinaison avec les techniques physico-chimiques constitue apparemment une approche efficace pour la détection de faibles traces d’analogues individuels des toxines. En particulier, la micro-filtration et des techniques de pré-concentration en ligne se sont montrées utiles pour la détection des azaspiracides et des toxines du groupe de l’acide okadaïque dans la caractérisation de diverses espèces d’algues et de coquillages. Dans le domaine des interactions des toxines avec les coquillages et des systèmes vivants de mammifères, nous avons noté que plusieurs études sur les bio-marqueurs révèlent soit des marqueurs protéiniques d’exposition aux toxines, soit des marqueurs du métabolisme des toxines elles-mêmes. Un intérêt spécifique a été trouvé dans les résultats d’étude sur le métabolisme des brévétoxines et des azaspiracides. La détection des composés bioactifs non-répertoriés constitue un défi particulièrement difficile. Ce domaine a trouvé plus d’intérêt dû à plusieurs cas de toxicités inexpliquées dans le test souris telles que les toxicités observées dans les coques en provenance de Grande-Bretagne ou encore dans les moules et huîtres des côtes méditerranéennes et atlantiques françaises. Une attention particulière a été consacrée à l’identification d’agents bioactifs par les essais cellulaires ou fonctionnels ou basés sur la détection immuno-chimique. Droits : 2010 SFET http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00019/12975/9949.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00019/12975/ | Partager |
Polyploid fish and shellfish: Production, biology and applications to aquaculture for performance improvement and genetic containment Auteur(s) : Piferrer, Francesc Beaumont, Andy Falguiere, Jean-claude Flajshans, Martin Haffray, Pierrick Colombo, Lorenzo Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : Polyploids can be defined as organisms with one or more additional chromosome sets with respect to the number most frequently found in nature for a given species. Triploids, organisms with three sets of homologous chromosomes, are found spontaneously in both wild and cultured populations and can be easily induced in many commercially relevant species of fish and shellfish. The major consequence of triploidy is gonadal sterility, which is of advantage in the aquaculture of molluscs since it can result in superior growth. In fish, the induction of triploidy is mainly used to avoid problems associated with sexual maturation such as lower growth rates, increased incidence of diseases and deterioration of the organoleptic properties. Triploidy can also be used to increase the viability of some hybrids, and is regarded as a potential method for the genetic containment of farmed shellfish and fish. This review focuses on some current issues related to the application of induced polyploidy in aquaculture, namely: 1) the artificial induction of polyploidy and the effectiveness of current triploidisation techniques, including the applicability of tetraploidy to generate auto- and allotriploids; 2) the performance capacity of triploids with respect to diploids; 3) the degree and permanence of gonadal sterility in triploids; and 4) the prospects for the potential future generalised use of triploids to avoid the genetic impact of escapees of farmed fish and shellfish on wild populations. Finally, directions for future research on triploids and their implementation are discussed. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Aquaculture (0044-8486) (Elsevier), 2009-08 , Vol. 293 , N. 3-4 , P. 125-156 Droits : 2009 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6648.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.04.036 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6648/ | Partager Voir aussi GMO Transgenic containment Genetic containment Reproductive containment Hybridisation Sterility Fish Shellfish Fish farming Aquaculture Télécharger |
Diagnostic de la contamination chimique de la faune halieutique des littoraux des Antilles françaises. Campagnes 2008 en Martinique et en Guadeloupe Auteur(s) : Bertrand, Jacques Abarnou, Alain Bocquene, Gilles Chiffoleau, Jean-francois Reynal, Lionel Résumé : During the years 1972-1993, kepone a persistent pesticide has been used in the banana fields of the French West Indies (Martinique and Guadeloupe) to content a weevil. A slow desorption of the molecule from soil induces its transfer to the sea through the rivers from leaching and erosion. This study intended to take stock on the contamination by kepone of the fishery species around the islands fifteen years after the kepone ban. Furthermore other chemical pollutants were sought in fish and shellfish around the Martinique island.
The results confirmed persistence of marine fauna contamination by kepone, mainly in the alluvium areas in front of polluted rivers. They shown also that this contamination may spread more widely but with fast decreasing through the marine food webs. For the other pollutants sought, the results were in general lower than the statutory values. Within these substances, only mercury gave a signal close to the prescribed threshold for top predator samples. Finally, on the whole the observed systems appeared preserved from human chemical pollutants, apart from kepone. Pendant les années 1972-1993 un pesticide persistant, la chlordécone, a été utilisé dans les bananeraies des Antilles françaises (Martinique et Guadeloupe) pour lutter contre un charançon. Une désorption lente de la molécule fixée dans les sols conduit à son transfert progressif dans les milieux aquatiques puis vers le domaine marin au gré du lessivage et de l'érosion des sols contaminés. La présente étude visait à faire le point sur la contamination de la faune halieutique côtière des Antilles françaises quinze ans après l'interdiction d'usage de la molécule. En parallèle, une recherche systématique d'autres polluants chimiques a été effectuée sur des poissons et des crustacés ainsi que dans des sédiments autour de la Martinique. Les résultats confirment la persistance d'une contamination de la faune par la chlordécone, particulièrement dans les zones alluvionnaires des cours d'eau contaminés. Ils montrent également que cette contamination diffuse plus largement en s'atténuant, à travers les réseaux trophiques marins. Parmi les autres substances recherchées, les résultats dans les espèces d'intérêt halieutique se situent en général sous les concentrations maximales admissibles fixées par la réglementation. Parmi ces molécules, seul le mercure donne un signal de contamination proche de ce seuil chez des grands prédateurs. Ce constat souligne l'état de préservation des milieux observés vis-à-vis de la contamination chimique environnementale, hormis bien évidemment le cas de la chlordécone. Droits : 2010 Onema / Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/rapport-6896.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6896/ | Partager Voir aussi Antilles chlordécone pollution chimique environnement marin Caribbean Kepone chemical pollution Marine environment Télécharger |
Experimental assessment of oyster transfers as a vector for macroalgal introductions Auteur(s) : Mineur, Frederic Belsher, Thomas Johnson, Mark P. Maggs, Christine A. Verlaque, Marc Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : Introduction of non-indigenous species can alter marine communities and ecosystems. In shellfish farming, transfer of livestock, especially oysters, is a common practice and potentially constitutes a pathway for non-indigenous introductions. Many species of seaweeds are believed to have been accidentally introduced in association with these transfers, but there is little direct evidence. We experimentally simulated the transfer of oysters from the Thau Lagoon (France). These transfers involved increasing periods of aerial emersion and additional brine and hot water treatments. The brine and hot water treatments were evaluated as a means of reducing the probability of algal introductions with oyster transfers. Shells were cultured for 40 days in experimental tanks to identify the macroalgae likely to be introduced with any oyster transfer. A total of 57 macroalgal taxa, including 16 taxa not indigenous to the Thau Lagoon, were recorded across all treatments and experiments. The abundance of some species increased in several cases following aerial emersion. Elimination treatments (immersion in brine or hot water) significantly reduced algal diversity, with hot water treatments resulting in no species or only tubular Ulva spp. present. The results support the hypothesis that oyster transfers are effective as primary and secondary vectors of macroalgal introductions. Relatively simple changes to the transfer practice (particularly hot water treatments) are suggested as a means of reducing the risk of non-indigenous algal introductions. Biological Conservation (0006-3207) (Elsevier), 2007-06 , Vol. 137 , N. 2 , P. 237-247 Droits : 2007 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2779.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.02.001 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2779/ | Partager Voir aussi Elimination treatments Transport Marine macrophytes Thau Lagoon Shells Crassostrea gigas Biological invasions Télécharger |
Défis de la surveillance des maladies chez les coquillages marins en France Auteur(s) : Lupo, Coralie Francois, Cyrille Arzul, Isabelle Garcia, Celine Joly, Jean-pierre Renault, Tristan Éditeur(s) : Epidémiologie et santé animale, 62, pp. 27-42 Résumé : The basic concepts and objectives of animal disease surveillance are common to all types of animal production. Yet, the procedures for implementation have been mostly developed for terrestrial animal productions. Disease surveillance in marine shellfish calls for specific measures in view of the peculiarities of marine biology and rearing techniques. The main objective of disease surveillance in marine shellfish is to detect as early as possible exotic and newly emerging diseases. With this objective in mind, a national surveillance network for surveillance of mollusc diseases called Repamo has been developed. It combines passive reporting and risk-based surveillance. Les enjeux de la surveillance épidémiologique sont globalement similaires entre les différentes filières de production animale, mais les modalités de surveillance ont été principalement conceptualisées pour les productions terrestres. Leur adaptation au contexte des productions aquacoles, conchylicoles en particulier, présente plusieurs défis tant par les caractéristiques biologiques des animaux que par celles de leur élevage en milieu marin. L’objectif prioritaire de la surveillance des maladies des coquillages marins est la détection précoce de l’apparition d’une maladie exotique ou nouvelle afin d’entreprendre rapidement une lutte. Pour atteindre cet objectif, des modalités de surveillance événementielle et ciblée sur le risque d’introduction ou d’émergence sont combinées et coordonnées par le Réseau de pathologie des mollusques (Repamo), réseau de surveillance de la santé des mollusques marins du littoral français. Droits : 2012 Association pour l'étude de l'épidémiologie des maladies animales http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00109/22023/19653.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00109/22023/ | Partager Voir aussi Surveillance Coquillage Milieu marin Détection précoce Epidémiologie Surveillance Shellfish Marine environment Early detection Télécharger |
Subcellular distribution of Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ph, and Zn in the digestive gland of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Auteur(s) : Bustamante, Paco Bertrand, M Boucaud Camou, E Miramand, Pierre Éditeur(s) : National Shellfisheries Association Résumé : The subcellular fractionation of the digestive gland cells of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis was performed to investigate the distribution of metals between organelles and cytosol and the different cytosolic fractions separated by gel-filtration chromatography. Total metal concentrations vary over 3 orders of magnitude, ranging from dwt for Pb to dwt for Zn. With the exception of Cd, Co, and Cu, metals were mostly bound to the organelles. Whereas no specific organelle compartment was found for Mn, Ph, and Zn, Fe was mainly associated with nucleus, brown body, and "boule" fraction (i.e., 52%) and 44% of the total Ag was contained in the lysosomal and mitochondria enriched fraction. The link of metals with hydrosoluble proteins in the cytosolic fraction was investigated at 254 and 280 not. Direct relationship between cytosolic metal and metallothioneins could only be established for Ag and Cu, whereas Cd and Zn seem to mainly bind high (> 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins. The Journal of Shellfish Research (0730-8000) (National Shellfisheries Association), 2006-12 , Vol. 25 , N. 3 , P. 987-993 Droits : 2006 NSA http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2532.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2532/ | Partager 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins."> 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins."> 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins."> 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins."> | 70 kDa) and low (< 4 kDa) molecular weight proteins.">Plus Voir aussi Sepia officinalis Chromatography Metallothionein Detoxification Trace element Metal Cephalopod Télécharger |
La conchyliculture en Europe Auteur(s) : Antona, Martine Bailly, Denis Paquotte, Philippe Gabott, M Gibbs, J Shaw, S Harmsma, H Résumé : This report includes a qualitative and descriptive approach of the oyster and mussel industries in the European Community. This report compares the structure of production, the marketsn the professional organisation, competition for the resource, legislation and support systemat the community levell. Technical and statistical datas are summarized to représent the structure of the industry, the trade flows and the main evolutions of the two industries in the EC. A summary of the county reports gives an overview of the present state of the industry in each country and suggest a first evaluation of constraints and prospects. [NOT CONTROLLDED OCR] Ce rapport comprend une approche descriptive et qualitative du secteur conchylicole traditionnel (moules et huîtres) dans la Communauté Européenne. Il aborde les aspects production, marché, organisation, réglementation, système d'aide dans les différents pays par une analyse comparative des secteurs, complétée par une synthèse chiffrée des données techniques et statistiques. Une vision d'ensemble des flux et de l'évolution des deux filières dans la Communauté est ainsi présentée. Un résumé des rapports nationaux évalue l'organisation, les contraintes et les perspectives du secteur dans chacun des pays. [OCR NON CONTRÔLE] Droits : 1993 Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1993/rapport-4176.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1993/sup-4176.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4176/ | Partager Voir aussi SEM réglementation commerce extérieur marché Production Europe Conchyliculture regulation external trade markets Télécharger |
Détection satellitaire et modélisation opérationnelle de la production végétale non-fixée dans la bande côtière bretonne ; Remote sensing and operationnal modelling of non-fixed algal production on the French Brittany coastal shelf Auteur(s) : Penard, Cédric Éditeur(s) : Université de Bretagne Occidentale Résumé : The negative impact of the man on the environment unquestionably increases. The coastal environment as a whole is the maritime environment which is the most exposed to man-made eutrophication. For instance, nitrate loads to coastal waters off Brittany (France) have increased 10 times (from 3 to s 30mg L-1NO3) during the four last decades. Eutrophication of this coastal zone is now a recurrent problem, more and more worrying. This eutrophication exhibits two main forms : " green tides ", which are caused by local proliferations and stranding of green macro-algae (particularly the Ulva species) in nitrogen-enriched areas ; phytoplanktonic blooms, which are responsible for coloured water events, toxic species can be present (Pseudo-Nitzschia, Alexandrium, Dinophysis), and induce banning of shellfish consumption. The objectives of this study are to assess the respective role of various rivers (especially the Loire and the Vilaine) in the eutrophication of the Brittany shelf ecosystem and test the impact of nitrogen enrichment in the triggering of Pseudo-Nitzchia toxicity. For these purposes, a coupled hydrodynamical/ biogeochemical 3D model has been developed and validated against past measured time-series and satellite images. After a brief analysis of primary production over the Brittany shelf under different conditions, we show a description of the real time adaptation of this model. Daily results are currently presented in real time on www.previmer.org web site. The inability of the model to correctly simulate near shore phytoplankton is worsened in this model by the fact that the turbidity field used is a climatological one, made by satellite images averaged on a decadal basis. First, near shore pixels of satellite images are scarcely reliable, secondly a climatological mean cannot represent the sudden bursts or drops of the real turbidity, highly dependent on the actual sea-state : this can explain also why the model at this moment fails to reproduce a sudden bloom occurring in a short period of sunny and calm weather. The simulated Pseudo-Nitzschia biomass and induced risk of toxicity in the water column cannot really be validated offshore, because monitoring measurements are available only near the coast, and deal only with toxicity in benthic filter feeders. To get temporarily rid of that problem, an interesting improvement would be to add to the operational model the bio-accumulation of toxin in the shellfishes : simulated concentrations in shellfish fresh would become directly comparable with usual measurements of the monitoring networks. Our model points out the important impact of Loire river loads on the primary production on the western and southern Brittany. This result is crucial for administrations in charge of reducing the terrestrial loadings responsible for eutrophication, because it can delay reduction programs on small tributaries until the main input from the Loire has been significantly reduced. A question arises, about the reliability of the haline stratification in the model, because the horizontal extent of the Loire plume will be enhanced by a stronger stratification. L'eutrophisation des milieux marins côtiers, de plus en plus importante, représente un des impacts majeurs des activités humaines sur l'environnement. Les phénomènes d'eutrophisation sont en constante augmentation ; ces dernières décennies ont vu le nombre de sites touchés augmenter de par le monde. La bande côtière bretonne est particulièrement concernée par ce phénomène. L'eutrophisation s'y manifeste de deux façons : "Des phénomènes de marée vertes, très localisées, qui sont provoqués par la croissance excessive et l'échouage de macro-algues du genre Ulva dans ces zones riches en azote ; Des blooms de phytoplancton à l'origine des phénomènes d'eaux colorées, qui peuvent aussi provoquer des interdictions de consommation de coquillages lorsque les espèces mises en jeu sont toxiques (Pseudo-Nitzschia, Alexandrium, Dinophysis). L'objectif de ce travail est multiple : il vise à mettre en évidence et à comprendre l'impact et le rôle des apports en nutriments sur la production primaire et l'eutrophisation des milieux côtiers. Ce travail a aussi pour ambition l'identification et la compréhension des causes des phénomènes d'eutrophisation et permettre ainsi d'apporter des solutions ou des pistes d'amélioration. En n, il a aussi un objectif de prévision à court terme de l'état biologique sur la zone. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, un modèle en temps réel a été mis en oeuvre. Les résultats de simulations numériques et de mesures satellitaires sont présentés sur internet : www.previmer.org. L'outil principal de ce travail est un modèle couplé physique/biogéochimie. La partie hydrodynamique est fournie par le code Mars3D (3D hydrodynamical Model for Application at Regional Scale) développé à IFREMER. Au code hydrodynamique Mars3D est couplé le modèle des cycles de l'azote, du phosphore et du silicium d'IFREMER. Le modèle couplé permet de simuler en 3 dimensions et de manière dynamique les courants, le brassage horizontal et vertical, les champs de température et de salinité, mais aussi les principaux cycles de nutriments, reproduisant ainsi les conditions déterminantes de la production primaire. La croissance des algues est modélisée, et nous permet de voir l'influence des panaches de dilution des principales rivières bretonnes sur leur croissance. Les diffcultés du modèle à correctement simuler les concentrations en phytoplancton près des zones côtières, sont probablement dues à l'utilisation d'une climatologie de concentration en matière en suspension fondée sur des données satellitaires. Tout d'abord, les pixels côtiers des images satellitaires sont entachés d'erreurs, ensuite une climatologie n'est pas capable de représenter les apports soudains des fleuves lors des crues. Cela peut expliquer l'incapacité du modèle a représenter certains blooms liés à des périodes ensoleilées et calmes. A ce modèle de base nous avons ajouté un genre spécifique de phytoplancton : le genre Pseudo-Nitzschia. Certaines espèces de Pseudo-Nitzschia sont réputées toxiques. En effet, ce phytoplancton a la capacité de synthétiser une toxine : l'acide domoïque. Cette toxine est responsable du syndrome ASP (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning). Le modèle reproduit globalement les mêmes zones de toxicité que les mesures du REPHY, et donne des résultats encourageants. L'étude montre que la Loire influence une large partie de la bande côtière bretonne ; son panache remonte jusqu'au nord de la mer d'Iroise, et contribue pour une grande part à l'enrichissement du sud et de l'ouest de la Bretagne. Le traçage de l'azote en provenance de la Loire au sein des cycles biogéochimiques nous a permis de quantifier cet enrichissement. Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00015/12603/9481.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00015/12603/ | Partager |
Devenir des virus entériques en mer et influence des facteurs environnementaux Auteur(s) : Gantzer, Christophe Dubois, Éric Crance, Jean-marc Billaudel, Sylviane Kopecka, Helena Schwartzbrod, Louis Pommepuy, Monique Le Guyader, Françoise Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : To improve the knowledge of the survival of enteric viruses in a marine environment, the influence of physico-chemical parameters (temperature, UV, salinity) on the survival of infectious poliovirus 1 and hepatitis A Virus (HAV) in seawater was first studied, the influence of suspended solids (SS) on poliovirus adsorption and survival in seawater was then evaluated and the detection of rotavirus genome in environmental samples (shellfish, river water, treated wastewater) was finally investigated. The results show that temperature has a major impact on virus survival in seawater as the time necessary to inactivate 90 % of the virus (T-90) is 671 days at 4 degrees C and only 25 days at 25 degrees C. Ultraviolet light (42 mW s cm(-2)) rapidly inactivates viruses but HAV is more resistant (T-90 = 2.6 min) than the poliovirus 1 (T-90 = 1.3 min). By contrast, seawater salinity has no effect on virus survival. In presence of SS, 90 % to 99.9 % of the viruses were adsorbed. This adsorption does not provide any protection for viruses with low SS concentrations (3 and 15 mg L-1) but a slight increase in virus survival was observed with a high SS concentration (500 mg L-1). Finally environmental sample analysis indicated that 20 % shellfish, about 40 % river water and 40 % treated wastewater tested positive for the rotavirus genome. Ce travail a pour but de mieux comprendre le devenir des virus en milieu marin. Dans ce cadre, l'influence de certains paramètres physicochimiques (température, UV et salinité) sur le pouvoir infectieux du poliovirus 1 et du virus de l'hépatite A (VHA) en eau de mer a été évalué, puis l'adsorption du poliovirus 1 sur les matières en suspension (MES) a été étudié, ainsi que les conséquences sur le pouvoir infectieux du virus et enfin le génome des rotavirus a été recherché en milieu naturel (eaux et coquillages). Les résultats montrent que la température est un paramètre important pour la survie des virus puisque le temps nécessaire à inactiver 90 % des virus (T90) en eau de mer est de 671 j à 4 °C alors qu'il est seulement de 25 j à 25 °C. Le rayonnement ultraviolet (42 mW s cm−2) testé en pilote expérimental, permet d'obtenir une inactivation rapide du poliovirus 1 (T90 = 1,3 min). Le VHA est plus résistant avec un T90 = 2,6 min. En revanche la salinité de l'eau de mer n'a pas d'influence sur la survie des virus. En ce qui concerne l'influence des MES, les résultats montrent qu'en présence de 3, 15 et 500 mg L−1 de Na-montmorillonite la majorité des virus est adsorbée (90 à 99,9 %). Cet état adsorbé ne procure aucune protection aux virus pour les faibles concentrations de MES (3 et 15 mg L−1) alors qu'une augmentation significative de survie est observée pour les fortes concentrations (500 mg L−1). Enfin, l'analyse d'échantillon de l'environnement a montré que 20 % des fruits de mer, environ 40 % des eaux de rivière et environ 40 % des eaux usées traitées testées contenaient du génome de rotavirus. Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Elsevier), 1998-11 , Vol. 21 , N. 6 , P. 983-992 Droits : 1998 Ifremer / CNRS / IRD - Published by Elsevier SAS http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1998/publication-846.pdf DOI:10.1016/S0399-1784(99)80020-6 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/846/ | Partager Voir aussi Environmental factors Survival Seawater Enteric viruses Facteurs environnementaux Survie Eau de mer Virus entériques Télécharger |
The playa environments of the Lodeve Permian basin (Languedoc-France) Auteur(s) : Lopez, Michel Gand, G. Garric, J. Korner, F. Schneider, Jodi Auteurs secondaires : Géosciences Montpellier ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) - Université de Montpellier (UM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Biogéosciences [Dijon] (BGS) ; Université de Bourgogne (UB) - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute of Geology, Freiberg University ; Université du Québec Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Universidad Complutense de Madrid Résumé : The Lodève Permian synrift sequence is represented by thick stacked climate-controled playa cycles which have been constrained by structural, sedimentological, geochemical and paleontological processes. The present paper merges the different results in order to better constrain the dynamics and palaeoecologycal evolution of the playa system from Late Cisuralian to Early Lopingian time. In this depositional environment, thining upwards sheet-flood sequences represent flooding events; they are relayed by ephemeral ponding, suspension settling and limited carbonate precipitation accompanied by large amounts of shallow to subaerial sedimentary structures... (Ver más) (current and wind ripples, desiccation cracks, rain drops, etc.). The aridity of the climate contrasts with the surprising abundance of the fauna encountered into carbonate-rich silty-clay playa-lake deposits. Ephemeral pools are colonized by numerous shellfish: Choncostraca, Triopsids, and Insects, which led to intense burrowing of the overbank deposits (Scoyenia facies). Tetrapods are common and dominated by several types of reptiles after footprints: Pelycosauria, Parareptilia and Lepidosauria in the Rabejac Fm, and Mammalian reptiles (Therapsida) on the top of the fluvial deposits of the Salagou Fm near La Lieude farm. In addition, elements of a weighty herbivorous Pelycosaurian and a small amphibian Tupilakosaurid, only described in the Triassic before, have been also found in the Upper part of the Permian series of this sector. ISSN: 1698-6180 hal-00411539 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00411539 | Partager |
Mn labelling of living oysters: Artificial and natural cathodoluminescence analyses as a tool for age and growth rate determination of C. gigas (Thunberg, 1793) shells Auteur(s) : Lartaud, Franck De Rafelis, Marc Ropert, Michel Emmanuel, Laurent Geairon, Philippe Renard, Maurice Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Science Bv Résumé : We developed a growth model for Crassostrea gigas oyster shells based on the use of in situ temporal manganese markings to calibrate natural cathodoluminescence (CL) changes in the shell hinge sections. A 30 min to 4-h exposure period with Mn2+ (90-120 mg l(-1)) was sufficient to create a detectable mark in the shells. This makes the Mn2+ markings the fastest mollusc shells marking technique to date. The natural CL from juvenile and adult shells cultured in four standard shellfish-farming locations along the English Channel and French Atlantic coasts, exhibited a seasonal pattern (maximum CL intensity occurring during summer periods, minimum CL intensity occurring during winter). Hydrobiological data recorded at Baie des Veys site allows us to attribute the seawater temperature as the main parameter controlling CL of shells. Chlorophyll a and seawater manganese concentration were not decisive in the luminescence intensity of the shells. A relationship between oyster hinge growth and the length of shells makes the umbo investigations a promising tool for oyster-farming and/or wild stock assessments. Shell growth varied at spatial and temporal scales (higher growth rates were observed during summer-autumn and lower during the winter period), depending on seawater temperature changes. Sub-monthly Mn2+ markings support the fact that shell deposition can occur under temperatures below 6 degrees C, which has to be taken into account for both shellfish production and environmental monitoring derived from chemical compositions of the shells. Finally, our results point out the efficiency of age and shell growth rate determination by CL analysis in further shellfish ecosystem researches. Aquaculture (0044-8486) (Elsevier Science Bv), 2010-02 , Vol. 300 , N. 1-4 , P. 206-217 Droits : 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11300/7912.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.12.018 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11300/ | Partager Voir aussi Oyster shells Crassostrea gigas Manganese markings Cathodoluminescence Seasonal growth patterns Télécharger |
Using cognitive maps to investigate fishers' ecosystem objectives and knowledge Auteur(s) : Prigent, Magali Fontenelle, Guy Rochet, Marie-joelle Trenkel, Verena Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : This paper presents a survey of French Eastern English Channel fishers' observations of the past and current state of the marine ecosystem and their wishes for the future, as a first step towards formulating management objectives. Twenty-nine semi-directive interviews were carried out in June 2006 among fishers and shellfish farmers. Cognitive maps proved useful to formalise their experience and knowledge. Most interviewees mentioned a decrease of the resource in recent years and pointed out the presence of several problems, such as pollution, degradation of the ocean floor and harmful impacts of human activities, including fishing. The indicators used by the fishers as the basis to form their opinion were similar to those generally used by scientists for assessing the state of exploited marine populations and communities (average fish length, CPUE, fished biomass...); additional indicators were the timing and duration of fishing seasons. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Ocean & Coastal Management (0964-5691) (Elsevier), 2008-06 , Vol. 51 , N. 6 , P. 450-462 Droits : 2008 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6134.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.04.005 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6134/ | Partager |