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Assessment of French artificial reefs: due to limitations of research, trends may be misleading

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Artificial reefs have been deployed in France since 1968 with the principal objective of enhancing success and continuity of artisanal fishing. Over 50 % of the volume of reef material has been deployed since 2000. Because of significant expansion of reef construction and availability of new research results concerning their performance since the late 1990s, we examined status and trends of French artificial reefs. Since the review of Barnabé et al. (Artificial reefs in European seas, 2000), 35 reports have been published and are analyzed here. Fish assemblages on artificial reefs have been the focus of ecological research, with emphasis on species richness and abundance. Fish production has been associated with the age of artificial reefs and the reef’s structural complexity. The perception of stakeholders toward artificial reefs is a notable area of investigation. Economic studies are absent. Other developments in French artificial reefs over the last 10–15 years include the discontinued use of waste materials in reef construction, more directed design of reef structure, and the inclusion of additional objectives concerning biodiversity and recreation. Recommendations here include development of long-term ecological studies of artificial reefs and the evaluation of fishery production, including issues such as trophic dynamics, ecological connectivity of habitats, and socio-economic studies.

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This work was funded by the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon. Anne Tessier was supported by a doctoral scholarship, CIFRE, from the National Association for Technical Research (ANRT) for SEANEO-UPVD. The authors wish to thank the town councils, associations, local and regional fishing committees, as well as various past and present organizations responsible for monitoring artificial reefs, for giving access to various reports and data relative to the artificial reefs under their responsibility. Also, we thank the 10 experts who gave information on the ARs for which they had data. Thanks to the town of Marseille and E. Medioni for the Fig. 6. Thanks to Miguel Neves dos Santos for his review and comments on the article. We thank the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.

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  1. SEANEO, 11 Rue Louis Esparre, 66100, Perpignan, France

    Anne Tessier & Nicolas Dalias

  2. Université Perpignan Via Domitia, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan, France

    Anne Tessier & Philippe Lenfant

  3. Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, EA 4228 ECOMERS, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice, France

    Patrice Francour & Pascaline Bodilis

  4. Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue, Observatoire plage du Rouet, 31 Avenue Jean Bart, BP 42, 13620, Carry-le-Rouet, France

    Eric Charbonnel

  5. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Montreat, 2857, USA

    William Seaman

  6. CNRS, CEntre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan, France

    Philippe Lenfant

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Tessier, A., Francour, P., Charbonnel, E. et al. Assessment of French artificial reefs: due to limitations of research, trends may be misleading. Hydrobiologia 753, 1–29 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2213-5

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