Pumice is an extremely effective rafting agent that can dramatically increase the dispersal
range of a variety of marine organisms and connect isolated shallow marine and coastal …

Broodstock conditioning of the pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) was examined in
the laboratory under controlled conditions. Three experiments were undertaken to determine …

The gametogenic cycle and the reproductive effort of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada
margaritifera, cultivated in Takapoto lagoon were studied for a 1-year period (March 1997 …

Background Genetic structure in many widely-distributed broadcast spawning marine
invertebrates remains poorly understood, posing substantial challenges for their fishery …

Between 1994 and 1999, several sampling designs were used to measure the growth of the
black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingi at different sites in French …

A model of bioenergetics of the black pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) was built to
simulate growth, reproduction and spawning in suspended culture at field sites in Takapoto …

The black-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) is extensively farmed in French
Polynesia to produce black pearls. For a sustainable management of marine resources …

Marine mollusc shell growth has been widely measured using fluorochrome marking. In
order to test the efficiency and reliability of calcein staining on Pinctada margaritifera shells …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the growth of the mangrove oyster Crassostrea
gasar cultured in marine and estuarine environments. Oysters were cultured for 11 months …

Growth, Condition Index (CI) and survival of the pearl oysters, Pinctada maxima and P.
margaritifera, were measured in three size groups of oysters over 14 months at two …