Domoic acid depuration rates in king scallops, analyses across French provinces from 2004 to 2024

In the context of contamination of shellfish species by domoic acid produced by microalgal species of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia, we studied the particular case of depuration kinetics of king scallops, Pecten maximus. The study was based on the REPHYTOX dataset (https://doi.org/10.17882/47251) which includes, among others, long-term time series of domoic acid in shellfish species. We selected only the locations along the English Channel and the Atlantic coastline. Contamination events were defined for each locations, depuration rates were estimated fitting an exponential decay model using a non-linear least squares regression. Spatio-temporal variability was assessed as well as correlations to environmental conditions, using REPHY dataset (https://doi.org/10.17882/47248). Finally, scenarios for predictions of either the dynamics of depuration or the domoic acid contamination at a precise date were performed. Four files are available as data used for the study and results : (i) subset of REPHYTOX dataset, (ii) subset of REPHY dataset, used in this study and (iii) contamination event information (i.e., initial and end date of the event, initial domoic acid concentration) and depuration rate estimations, and (iv) predictions of depuration dynamics with different scenarios. Information on each file is detailed in the end user manual and methodology and results are linked to an article in preparation.

Disciplines

Fisheries and aquaculture, Biological oceanography

Keywords

domoic acid, king scallops, depuration dynamics

Species

Pecten maximus (common scallop, coquille St. Jacques, great Atlantic scallop, great scallop, king scallop, pelgrim scallop, scallop, St. James' shell)

Location

50.778155N, 43.004647S, 1.867676E, -5.273438W

Data

FileSizeFormatProcessingAccessend of embargo
DA_depuration_rates_king_scallops
1 MoCSVProcessed data 2025-08-01
Manual_DA_depuration_rates_king_scallop_France
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How to cite
Le Moan Eline, Derrien Améie, Fabioux Caroline, Jean Fred, Lassudrie Malwenn, Terre-Terrillon Thierry, Hégaret Hélène, Flye-Sainte-Marie Jonathan (2025). Domoic acid depuration rates in king scallops, analyses across French provinces from 2004 to 2024. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/106299

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