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Spatio-Temporal Variation in Growth Performance and Condition of the Winged Pearl Oyster Pteria penguin4.24 MB
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Journal article
Spatio-Temporal Variation in Growth Performance and Condition of the Winged Pearl Oyster Pteria penguin
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.8, pp.1-12
2021
Abstract
Environmental conditions can strongly influence the growth performance of pearl oysters and affect pearl farm production schedules. Growth and condition index (CI) of two age cohorts of Pteria penguin were measured for 13 months to investigate differences in growth performance between four culture sites within the northern (Vava’u) and southern (Tongatapu) island groups of the Kingdom of Tonga. Environmental conditions were also measured at culture sites and used to explore potential effects on oyster growth and condition. Between island groups, growth performance of P. penguin was superior at northern sites and was most strongly related to higher water temperatures at these sites. Within the southern island group, growth performance varied significantly between sites and may be driven by differences in wave energy. Monthly growth rates (GM) of P. penguin also showed significant temporal variation related to age and environmental conditions. This study demonstrated significant variation in the growth performance of P. penguin at latitudinal and local scales and suggests that in oligotrophic marine environments with minimal terrestrial inputs, such as Tonga, water temperature and wave exposure may be the primary environmental conditions influencing the growth performance of P. penguin. This study therefore recommends that optimal culture sites for P. penguin in Tonga are characterized primarily by warmer water temperatures (25–30°C) and low wave exposure (<15 joules m2 day–1). Culture of P. penguin at sites with more suitable environmental conditions enables pearl production to begin up to 34.2 % (6.5 months) earlier than at less-suitable sites and this may greatly influence mabé pearl farm profitability and feasibility.
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- Title
- Spatio-Temporal Variation in Growth Performance and Condition of the Winged Pearl Oyster Pteria penguin
- Authors
- Sophie E Gordon (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchMax Wingfield (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchPatrick F Smallhorn-West (Author) - James Cook UniversitySiola’a Malimali (Author) - Ministry of Fisheries, TongaTu’ikologahau Halafihi (Author) - Ministry of Fisheries, TongaDavid S Schoeman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringPaul C Southgate (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.8, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3389/fmars.2021.618910
- ISSN
- 2296-7745
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2021 Gordon, Wingfield, Smallhorn-West, Malimali, Halafihi, Schoeman and Southgate. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; External
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99522507402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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