French Polynesia

Dictyotaceae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) species from French Polynesia: current knowledge and future research

“…The eastern and northern coasts of Tahiti are exposed to swell mostly during the hot season (October to April), while south swell is almost constant throughout the year (Laurent, Maamaatuaiahutapu, Maiau, & Varney, 2004). Swells generated by hurricanes and lows, between December and April, may also come from the west (Andréfouët & Adjeroud, 2019). Data collected during our surveys follow these general patterns (Fig.…”

“…In the neighboring island of Moorea, Adam et al (2011) and Holbrook et al (2016) have demonstrated that intense grazing could prevent the establishment and proliferation of macroalgae. Although this biotic factor was not assessed during our surveys, we recommend that it is included in further studies and monitoring in Tahiti, where inhabitants and environmental pressures are high in comparison to other islands in FP (Andréfouët & Adjeroud, 2019). With increasing global ocean acidification, this is particularly worrying because naturally acidified reefs tend to host Dictyotaceae species such as Dictyota (Del Monaco, Hay, Gartrell, Mumby, et al, 2017), Lobophora (Bouraké, New Caledonia; Payri, com.…”

“…1). It harbors a wide variety of habitats and climates, ranging from high volcanic islands with fringing and barrier reefs in the Society Islands to low-lying coral atolls in the Tuamotus, and from equatorial conditions in the Marquesas to sub-tropical environments in the Austral Islands (Andréfouët & Adjeroud, 2019).…”

The wave regimes of the Central Pacific Ocean with a focus on pearl farming atolls

“…Atolls are a type of coral reef formation characterized by an inside lagoon separated from the ocean by an atoll rim, which can be partly opened with passes and shallow spillways (called hoa in Polynesian, Woodroffe and .Biribo, 2011) that allow the intermittent exchange of seawater between the lagoon and the ocean. The world largest atoll-only archipelago is the Tuamotu-Gambier chain, located in French Polynesia, with 77 atolls, including 72 with lagoons (not dried or uplifted; Andréfouët and Adjeroud, 2019). Several atolls and lagoons are also present in the Society Archipelago and further west in the Cook Islands.…”

Description of the unusual digestive tract ofPlatax orbicularisand the potential impact ofTenacibaculum maritimuminfection

“…Locally very appreciate for its meat taste and texture, P. orbicularis was a good candidate for launching a real fish farming sector in French Polynesia in 2011. The growing interest in this production (from 6.9 to 21.9 tons between 2011 and 2016 (DRMM, 2017;Andréfouët & Adjeroud, 2019)) is mainly due to the will to develop a sustainable aquaculture for this species of traditional consumption for Polynesian and Chinese (Gasset & Remoissenet, 2011). However, since 2017 the production dropped (10.4 tons in 2019, Pers.…”