Study on Carbon Capture Storage and Utilization of Pinctada margaritifera Black Lip Pearl Oyster in French Polynesia

Abstract

Trees are used to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in general. Other options should be considered. Iron lime is used by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to improve plankton absorption from the ocean floor. Shellfish farming is one way to extract carbon from the atmosphere. In French Polynesia, oysters mean pearl oyster farming. To quantify the carbon sequestration and generate carbon offsets using this method, an impartial assessment of the shellfish sector would be required. MOP (Mother of Pearl) CO₂ sinks in pearl oyster shells can be assigned to costly buttons and objects or powder in poultry farming. A good water circulation from outside to inside the coral atoll can increase photosynthetic productivity, reduce turbidity and increase oyster farming and, at least, carbon storage and sink.