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Review of solutions for 3D hydrodynamic modeling applied to aquaculture in South Pacific atoll lagoons
Andréfouët, S.; Ouillon, S.; Brinkman, R.; Falter, J.; Douillet, P.; Wolk, F.; Smith, R.; Garen, P.; Martinez, E.; Laurenth, V.; Lo, C.; Remoissenet, G.; Scourzic, B.; Gilbert, A.; Deleersnijder, E.; Steinberg, C.; Choukroun, S.; Buestel, D. (2006). Review of solutions for 3D hydrodynamic modeling applied to aquaculture in South Pacific atoll lagoons. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 52(10): 1138-1155. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.014
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Keywords
    Equipment > Remote sensing equipment > Sonar > Active sonar > Multibeam sonar
    Measurement > Depth measurement > Bathymetry
    Pearl oysters
    Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs
    Remote sensing
    Water bodies > Lagoons > Atoll lagoons
    Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
    ISE, French Polynesia, Tuamotu I. [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    coral reef; hoa; Tuamotu; pearl oyster; remote sensing; ADCP; multi-beam; bathymetry; residence time; larval propagation

Authors  Top 
  • Andréfouët, S.
  • Ouillon, S.
  • Brinkman, R.
  • Falter, J.
  • Douillet, P.
  • Wolk, F., more
  • Smith, R.
  • Garen, P.
  • Martinez, E.
  • Laurenth, V.
  • Lo, C.
  • Remoissenet, G.
  • Scourzic, B.
  • Gilbert, A.
  • Deleersnijder, E., more
  • Steinberg, C.
  • Choukroun, S.
  • Buestel, D.

Abstract
    A workshop organized in French Polynesia in November 2004 allowed reviewing the current methods to model the three-dimensional hydrodynamic circulation in semi-enclosed atoll lagoons for aquaculture applications. Mollusk (e.g. pearl oyster, clam) aquaculture is a major source of income for South Pacific countries such as French Polynesia or Cook Islands. This aquaculture now requires a better understanding of circulation patterns to improve the spatial use of the lagoons, especially to define the best area to set larvae collectors. The pelagic larval duration of the relevant species (<20 days) and the size of the semi-closed lagoons (few hundreds of km2) drive the specifications of the model in terms of the spatial and temporal scale. It is considered that, in contrast with fish, mollusk larvae movements are limited and that their cycle occurs completely in the lagoon, without an oceanic stage. Atolls where aquaculture is productive are generally well-bounded, or semi-closed, without significant large and deep openings to the ocean. Nevertheless part of the lagoon circulation is driven by oceanic water inputs through the rim, ocean swells, tides and winds. Therefore, boundary conditions of the lagoon system are defined by the spatial structure of a very shallow rim (exposition and number of hoas), the deep ocean swell climate, tides and wind regimes. To obtain a realistic 3D numerical model of lagoon circulation with adequate forcing, it is thus necessary to connect in an interdisciplinary way a variety of methods (models, remote sensing and in situ data collection) to accurately represent the different components of the lagoon system and its specific boundary conditions. We review here the current methods and tools used to address these different components for a hypothetical atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), representative of the semi-closed lagoons of the South Pacific Ocean. We hope this paper will serve as a guide for similar studies elsewhere and we provide guidelines in terms of costs for all the different stages involved.

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