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Annexes<br />

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The ultimate objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> project is to<br />

control every life stage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most valuable species <strong>of</strong> European edible <strong>sea</strong><br />

<strong>urchin</strong>s (<strong>Paracentrotus</strong> lividus and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)<br />

under intensive cultivation (closed-cycle echiniculture) to produce high<br />

quality gonads (roe, i.e., <strong>the</strong> edible part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> animal) at a pilot scale. The<br />

obstacles that prevent <strong>the</strong> intensification <strong>of</strong> echiniculture have been clearly<br />

identified: (1) post-settlement survival and growth rate need to be<br />

improved, and (2) <strong>the</strong> carrying capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rearing structures needs to<br />

be increased by bypassing main limiting factors, i.e., depletion in dissolved<br />

carbonates and accumulation <strong>of</strong> carbonic acid. Moreover, <strong>the</strong> quality<br />

control <strong>of</strong> gonads and optimization <strong>of</strong> gonad growth are key factors that<br />

have to be addressed. The proposed work aims to investigate aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

biology <strong>of</strong> cultivated <strong>sea</strong> <strong>urchin</strong>s related to <strong>the</strong>se obstacles, to finalize<br />

technical enhancements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cultivation procedure in ei<strong>the</strong>r eliminating<br />

or bypassing <strong>the</strong>se obstacles, and to adapt <strong>the</strong> rearing method presently<br />

used for <strong>Paracentrotus</strong> lividus to Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.<br />

Grosjean, Ph., Ch. Spirlet & M. Jangoux, 1999. Comparison <strong>of</strong> three<br />

body-size measurements for echinoids. In: M.D. Candia Carnevali &<br />

F. Bonasoro (eds). Echinoderm Re<strong>sea</strong>rch 1998, Balkema, Rotterdam.<br />

Pp. 31-35.<br />

See Part II.<br />

Jangoux, M., P. Gosselin, Ph. Grosjean, M. Larsonneur, Ch. Spirlet,<br />

D. Bucaille, M. Catoira Gomez, 1996. Sea-<strong>urchin</strong> cultivation.<br />

European Contract FAR AQ 2.530 BFE, final report. 103 pp +<br />

annexes.<br />

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