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Can the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata survive on an invasive algae? A comparison of the nutritional value of the introduced Grateloupia turuturu and the native Palmaria palmata, for the commercial European abalone industry

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The suitability of two red algae species, the introduced Grateloupia turuturu and the native Palmaria palmata, as feed for the culture of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata, was compared over a 5-month period. Three experimental diets were tested: (1) P. palmata, (2) G. turuturu, and (3) a mixed diet of P. palmata and G. turuturu (1:1). Biochemical composition (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, ashes) of algae was measured. No mortality was observed during the time of the experiment in any of the treatments. Growth in length and weight was higher for abalone fed with P. palmata and the mixed diet. Abalone exhibited a preference for P. palmata and showed the highest weight gain with this macroalgae (107.8 ± 7.2 %). Grateloupia turuturu disintegrated faster in abalone rearing conditions and was not suitable for significant growth of H. tuberculata in a monospecific diet. However, when it is provided in a mixed diet, abalone seem to show a higher lipid content than when fed a P. palmata monospecific diet. The invasive G. turuturu could be an interesting food supplement for European abalone.

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All authors participated in the collection and interpretation of results. Mireille Amat, who is also a translator, corrected the English of the manuscript. The authors thank Katarzyna Lawreniuk for her technical assistance during feeding experiments. This project was funded by the Fundació “Obra Social la Caixa” through a doctoral scholarship to Nuria García Bueno and by the Syndicat Mixte pour le Développement de l’Aquaculture et de la Pêche (SMIDAP) de la Région des Pays de la Loire.

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    Nuria García-Bueno, Vincent Turpin, Bruno Cognie, Justine Dumay, Michèle Morançais, Joël Fleurence & Priscilla Decottignies

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  3. Les Jardins de la Mer company, Saline Saint-Goustan, 5 rue Raymond Poincaré, 44490, Le Croisic, France

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  4. Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain

    Nuria García-Bueno & Arnaldo Marín Atucha

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García-Bueno, N., Turpin, V., Cognie, B. et al. Can the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata survive on an invasive algae? A comparison of the nutritional value of the introduced Grateloupia turuturu and the native Palmaria palmata, for the commercial European abalone industry. J Appl Phycol 28, 2427–2433 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0741-z

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