Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?

The distribution range of the American comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi has expanded across Europe for several decades, particularly in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. This study aims to assess its expansion along the French Atlantic coast, mainly in the Bay of Biscay and Iroise Sea, since t...

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Published in:BioInvasions Records
Main Authors: Nowaczyk, Antoine, Vincent, Dorothée, Curd, Amelia, Antajan, Elvire, Massé, Cécile
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: REABIC 2023
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Online Access:https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/100540.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.02
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/
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spelling ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:93931 2024-02-11T10:07:44+01:00 Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected? Nowaczyk, Antoine Vincent, Dorothée Curd, Amelia Antajan, Elvire Massé, Cécile 2023-06 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/100540.pdf https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.02 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/ eng eng REABIC https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/100540.pdf doi:10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.02 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00827/93931/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Bioinvasions Records (2242-1300) (REABIC), 2023-06 , Vol. 12 , N. 2 , P. 371-384 alien species gelatinous plankton invasion dynamics ballast water text Article info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.02 2024-01-23T23:51:07Z The distribution range of the American comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi has expanded across Europe for several decades, particularly in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. This study aims to assess its expansion along the French Atlantic coast, mainly in the Bay of Biscay and Iroise Sea, since the first record in 2014. Mnemiopsis leidyi is now clearly established along 500 km of coastline, from the coast of Lorient to Arcachon Bay, which is the southernmost colonised area in the eastern Atlantic to date. It will likely colonise the Spanish Gulf coast in the near future through natural dispersal via currents, as has occurred between the Gironde estuary and Arcachon Bay. We quantify that this species now colonises nearly 45% of the French coastline. The invaded area includes the main estuaries of the Seine, Loire, Gironde and Rhône rivers, where M. leidyi populations may constitute reservoirs for colonising other harbours through merchant vessel traffic via ballast water. Finally, the Marennes- Oléron Bay and Arcachon Bay are the two main spat-producing regions for the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas in France. As M. leidyi consumes bivalve larvae, the potential economic and ecological impacts on this shellfish industry are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pacific oyster Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Pacific BioInvasions Records 12 2 371 384
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topic alien species
gelatinous plankton
invasion dynamics
ballast water
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gelatinous plankton
invasion dynamics
ballast water
Nowaczyk, Antoine
Vincent, Dorothée
Curd, Amelia
Antajan, Elvire
Massé, Cécile
Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
topic_facet alien species
gelatinous plankton
invasion dynamics
ballast water
description The distribution range of the American comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi has expanded across Europe for several decades, particularly in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. This study aims to assess its expansion along the French Atlantic coast, mainly in the Bay of Biscay and Iroise Sea, since the first record in 2014. Mnemiopsis leidyi is now clearly established along 500 km of coastline, from the coast of Lorient to Arcachon Bay, which is the southernmost colonised area in the eastern Atlantic to date. It will likely colonise the Spanish Gulf coast in the near future through natural dispersal via currents, as has occurred between the Gironde estuary and Arcachon Bay. We quantify that this species now colonises nearly 45% of the French coastline. The invaded area includes the main estuaries of the Seine, Loire, Gironde and Rhône rivers, where M. leidyi populations may constitute reservoirs for colonising other harbours through merchant vessel traffic via ballast water. Finally, the Marennes- Oléron Bay and Arcachon Bay are the two main spat-producing regions for the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas in France. As M. leidyi consumes bivalve larvae, the potential economic and ecological impacts on this shellfish industry are discussed.
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author Nowaczyk, Antoine
Vincent, Dorothée
Curd, Amelia
Antajan, Elvire
Massé, Cécile
author_facet Nowaczyk, Antoine
Vincent, Dorothée
Curd, Amelia
Antajan, Elvire
Massé, Cécile
author_sort Nowaczyk, Antoine
title Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
title_short Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
title_full Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
title_fullStr Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
title_full_unstemmed Invasion along the French Atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
title_sort invasion along the french atlantic coast by the non-native, carnivorous planktonic comb jelly mnemiopsis leidyi: can an impact on shellfish farming be expected?
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