@article{fdi:010091198, title = {{C}omparison of in situ black-lipped oyster spat collection and larval dispersal modelling results in semi-closed pearl-farming lagoons of the {T}uamotu {A}rchipelago}, author = {{A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {B}ruy{\`e}re, {O}. and {L}e {G}endre, {R}. and {S}angare, {N}. and {M}onaco, {C}. {J}. and {T}homas, {Y}oann and {L}o-{Y}at, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}pat collection of the pearl oyster {P}inctada margaritifera in atoll lagoons of {F}rench {P}olynesia is the fundamental sustain of black pearl farming. {S}pat collection has always yielded variable results in space and time, but obvious signs of steady decreases, even collapses, have emerged in several lagoons. {S}pat collection materializes the ecological connectivity pathways between wild spawning populations and the location of artificial larval settlement substrates. {T}o assess if oyster larval dispersal modelling could capture such pathways, we compared four six-week long spat collector deployment periods with dispersal simulations in two different lagoons. {S}pat collectors displayed wide spatial and temporal variations. {N}umerical modelling and field experiments were generally not in agreement. {A}lthough both methods have limitations, they can still approximate each other. {B}ut the accuracy of model simulations cannot be ascertained with spat collection data only. {U}sing a {SWOT} ({S}trength{W}eakness-{O}pportunities-{T}hreats) analysis, we emphasize the complementarity of both approaches for management decisions.}, keywords = {{MARS}3{D} ; {P}inctada margaritifera ; {A}quaculture ; {A}he atoll ; {T}akaroa atoll ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TUAMOTU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {206}, numero = {}, pages = {116779 [12 p.]}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116779}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091198}, }