Table 1 Collection information for the 16 sampling sites in the Gulf of Lion (north-western Mediterranean Sea) where the 960 Pinna nobilis individuals were collected for this study.
Geomorphological entity | Site | Type of environment | Number of individuals sampled | Population density (/100 m2) | Estimated abundance | Percentage of abundance sampled (%) | GPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longitude | Latitude | |||||||
Côte des Albères | Peyrefite | Sea | 157 | 1.25 | 17,000 | 1 | 3.158431 | 42.460506 |
Port-Vendres | 19 | 0.15 | 3.113699 | 42.518787 | ||||
Leucate | Leucate Chenal | Port + Lagoon | 50 | 4.58 | 140,000 | 0.2 | 3.02771 | 42.808951 |
Leucate Sud | 53 | 14.5 | 3.02322 | 42.81098 | ||||
Leucate Port | 105 | 70.83 | 3.03474 | 42.86486 | ||||
Leucate Nord | 54 | 7.72 | 3.043567 | 42.884103 | ||||
Ayrolle | Ayrolle | Lagoon | 51 | 0.63 | 2500 | 2 | 3.07408 | 43.06163 |
Cap d'Agde | Cap d'Agde | Sea | 116 | 4.83 | 200 | 58 | 3.49488 | 43.27064 |
Port Ambonne | Port Ambonne | Port | 35 | 1.22 | 50 | 70 | 3.5272 | 43.29226 |
Thau | Thau Sud | Port + Lagoon | 47 | 7.29 | 90,000 | 0.2 | 3.544564 | 43.328782 |
Lido | 54 | 1.42 | 3.638553 | 43.394586 | ||||
Mèze | 24 | 1.59 | 3.609889 | 43.423402 | ||||
Eaux Blanches | 34 | 2.64 | 3.678688 | 43.41625 | ||||
Port de Sète | 61 | 4.03 | 3.701066 | 43.408866 | ||||
Frontignan | Frontignan | Port | 49 | 5.97 | 150 | 32.7 | 3.776224 | 43.434929 |
Port-St-Louis | Port-St-Louis | Sea | 51 | 1.74 | 4000 | 1.3 | 4.88147 | 43.37038 |
