Establishment of a Global Coral Biobank: Implementation of the protocols from coral collection to long distance shipping and long-term maintenance in public aquariums

IF 3 3区地球科学 Q2 OCEANOGRAPHY

Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography Pub Date : 2025-07-30 DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2025.105516

Olivier Brunel , Dominique Barthelemy , Max Janse , Renaud Herbert , Nienke Klerks , Maureen Midol , Bruno Piguet , Christophe Cavelli , Silvia Vimercati , Frauke Fleischer-Dogley , Annabelle Constance , Didier Zoccola

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The World Coral Conservatory (WCC) has initiated a pioneering global biobank to conserve coral species in response to accelerating reef degradation. This paper reports on the first coral collection mission at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, undertaken during the Monaco Explorations Indian Ocean expedition in October 2022. Fifty-eight colonies, representing 21 species, were successfully collected, transported, and distributed across European aquariums. We detail the methodologies for coral collection, transport, and in-tank maintenance, ensuring genetic diversity and coral health preservation.

Post-arrival monitoring revealed an 88 % survival rate over an 18-months period, despite challenges such as bleaching and bacterial infections. The success of this mission validates the feasibility of long-term coral conservation in aquaria and sets the stage for future expeditions and advanced genetic research.

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建立全球珊瑚生物库：执行从珊瑚收集到长途运输和公共水族馆长期维护的协议

世界珊瑚温室（WCC）发起了一个开创性的全球生物库，以保护珊瑚物种，以应对加速的珊瑚礁退化。本文报道了2022年10月摩纳哥印度洋探险期间在塞舌尔的阿尔达布拉环礁进行的第一次珊瑚采集任务。58个群落，代表21个物种，被成功地收集，运输，并分布在欧洲的水族馆。我们详细介绍了珊瑚收集、运输和缸内维护的方法，以确保遗传多样性和珊瑚健康保护。抵达后的监测显示，尽管面临漂白和细菌感染等挑战，但在18个月期间的存活率为88%。这次任务的成功验证了在水族馆长期保护珊瑚的可行性，并为未来的探险和先进的遗传研究奠定了基础。

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Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography 地学-海洋学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

16.70%

发文量

115

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography publishes topical issues from the many international and interdisciplinary projects which are undertaken in oceanography. Besides these special issues from projects, the journal publishes collections of papers presented at conferences. The special issues regularly have electronic annexes of non-text material (numerical data, images, images, video, etc.) which are published with the special issues in ScienceDirect. Deep-Sea Research Part II was split off as a separate journal devoted to topical issues in 1993. Its companion journal Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, publishes the regular research papers in this area.