Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-2 | Issue-03 | 89-98
Original Research Article
Relative Growth and Morphometric Characterization of Mangrove Oyster, Crassostrea gasar of the Lagoons Ebrié and Aby (Côte d’Ivoire)
YAPI Jean Noel, BLE Mélecony Célestin, ETCHIAN Assoi Olivier, KADJO Vincent, YAO Kouakou
Published : June 30, 2017
Abstract
This work characterizes the growth of mangrove oyster, Crassostrea gasar of two lagoons of Côte d’Ivoire:
the Ebrié lagoon; on the level of Grand-Bassam and Azito and the Aby lagoon; on the level of Assinie. Thus, a monthly
sampling of 30 oysters per site for 12 months (October 2015 at September 2016), during which the physico-chemical
parameters of water were recorded. The results of the study show an almost similar evolution of the physico-chemical
parameters of the three sites. However, the sites of Assinie and Azito recorded a salinity, although lower than 10‰, high
compared to that of Grand-Bassam. The results of morphometric analyses plead in favour of a negative allometry for the
two relations in particular, size-sizes relations and size-weight relations. However, the individuals of Assinie present the
best values of growth coefficient (b). According to PCA, the individuals of Assinie are identifiable by a weight of flesh
and a width of higher bodies. Those of Azito are characterized by a thickness of body, a weight of shell, and a body
weight more marked. As for the individuals of Grand-Bassam, they don’t present any distinguishing mark making it
possible to characterize them. This study shows, the necessity to install a durable strategy of management of oyster
stocks of our lagoons. It would be interesting to envision the culture of the oyster which remains an important food
product of socio-economic interest.