@article{fdi:010085156,
  title = {{E}xploring {S}outh {A}frican {P}acific oyster mariculture potential through combined {E}arth observation and bioenergetics modelling},
  author = {{K}rupandan, {A}. {G}. and {G}ernez, {P}. and {P}almer, {S}. and {T}homas, {Y}oann and {B}arill, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he combined use of satellite-derived environmental data and a dynamic energy budget ({DEB}) model to determine {P}acific oyster growth potential was adapted for the {S}outh {A}frican marine environment. {S}tudy areas consisted of the {W}est {C}oast (high-chlorophyll, low temperature) and the {S}outh {C}oast (variable chlorophyll, higher temperature) ecoregions. {C}hlorophyll-a and sea surface temperature products from the {M}oderate {R}esolution {I}maging {S}pectroradiometer ({MODIS}) were used to simulate yearly growth for 18 years. {A}verage growth performance at the end of the culture period was mapped and compared for prominent sectors. {I}ndustry-relevant growth indicators, "days to reach commercial weight" and "optimal culture period length" were also established. {H}igh growth potential was found in eastern nearshore sectors of the {S}outh {C}oast, particularly {P}lettenberg {B}ay, where oysters reached a median total weight ({TW}) of 271 g within 9 months. {O}ther sectors in the region yielded {L}arge commercial size within 150 days. {H}owever, {S}outh {C}oast growth hotspots were found to be highly variable, with transient unfavourable growth conditions leading to low flesh mass relative to {TW}. {G}rowth potential was favourable in northern sectors of the {W}est {C}oast, where oysters reached a median {TW} of up to 148 g in 9 months, {L}arge commercial size within 200 days, and contained high flesh mass relative to {TW}. {C}urrent oyster production sites were not found to be optimal for growth. {H}igher-growth sites coincide with areas in economic decline or with high levels of poverty. {H}owever, due to constraints of applying {DEB} models over large spatial scales, these results are considered preliminary and await in situ verification, as well as a spatial multi-criteria analysis, before investment and development.},
  keywords = {{C}rassostrea gigas ; {D}ynamic {E}nergy {B}udget model ; {E}arth observation ; {M}arine {S}patial {P}lanning ; {S}ite selection ; {S}outh {A}frican aquaculture ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {BENGUELA} {COURANT} {REGION} ; {CAP} {DES} {AIGUILLES} {REGION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quaculture {R}eports},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {},
  pages = {101155 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {2352-5134},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101155},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085156},
}