@article{fdi:010085396, title = {{T}he {MANA} ({MAN}agement of {A}tolls, 2017-2022) project for pearl oyster aquaculture management in the {C}entral {P}acific {O}cean using modelling approaches : overview of first results}, author = {{A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {L}o-{Y}at, {A}. and {L}efebvre, {S}. and {B}ionaz, {O}c{\'e}ane and {L}iao, {V}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his editorial presents results of the {MANA} ({MAN}agement of {A}tolls) project compiled in the form of a {M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin collection of 14 articles. {MANA} is a project funded by the {F}rench {A}gence {N}ational pour la {R}echerche that specifically addresses the development of knowledge and management tools for pearl farming atolls, with a focus on the spat collecting activity in {F}rench {P}olynesia. {T}he 14 papers cover the range of thematic tasks described in the initial project, including atoll geomorphology and bathymetry, climate forcing, atoll lagoon and rim hydrodynamics, typology of atolls, evaluation of remote sensing data for monitoring atoll lagoons, and development of numerical models and spatially-explicit tools that altogether have contributed to the applied objectives. {I}n addition, this editorial draws an update on the pearl farming industry in {F}rench {P}olynesia with the latest statistics, and discusses the next targeted priorities for research programs focusing on pearl farming atolls.}, keywords = {{B}lack pearl farming ; {A}quaculture ; {F}rench {P}olynesia ; {A}toll ; {B}iogeochemistry ; {H}ydrodynamics ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {178}, numero = {}, pages = {113649 [10 p.]}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113649}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085396}, }