Effects of increased pCO2 and temperature on trace element (Ag, Cd and Zn) bioaccumulation in the eggs of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis

• Main Authors: Lacoue-Labarthe, Thomas, Martin, Sophie, Oberhänsli, François, Teyssié, Jean-Louis, Markich, Scott, Jeffree, Ross, Bustamante, Paco
• Other Authors: LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMRi 7266 (LIENSs), Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marine Environment Laboratories Monaco (IAEA-MEL), International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna (IAEA), Aquatic Solutions International, entreprise, European Project: 211384,EC:FP7:ENV,FP7-ENV-2007-1,EPOCA(2008)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2009
• Subjects: metal; uptake; tissue distribution; ocean acidification; temperature; cephalopod; [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology; [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology; environment; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00474436; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00474436/document; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00474436/file/Lacoue-Labarthe_et_al_2009_BG.pdf

International audience Cephalopods play a key role in many marine trophic networks and constitute alternative fisheries resources, especially given the ongoing decline in finfish stocks. Along the European coast, the eggs of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis are characterized by an increasing permeability of the eggshell during development, which leads to selective accumulation of essential and non-essential elements in the embryo. Temperature and pH are two critical factors that affect the metabolism of marine organisms in the coastal shallow waters. In this study, we investigated the effects of pH and temperature through a crossed (3x2; pH 8.1 (pCO2, 400 ppm), 7.85 (900 ppm) and 7.6 (1400 ppm) at 16 and 19°C, respectively) laboratory experiment. Seawater pH showed a strong effect on the egg weight and non-significant impact on the weight of hatchlings at the end of development implying an egg swelling process and embryo growth disturbances. The lower the seawater pH, the more 110mAg was accumulated in the tissues of hatchlings. The 109Cd concentration factor (CF) decreased with decreasing pH and 65Zn CF reached maximal values pH 7.85, independently of temperature. Our results suggest that pH and temperature affected both the permeability properties of the eggshell and embryonic metabolism. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies on the consequences of ocean acidification and ocean warming on metal uptake in marine organisms, and our results indicate the need to further evaluate the likely ecotoxicological impact of the global change on the early-life stages of the cuttlefish.