The chaotic history of using vinegar injections to control Acanthaster spp. populations. A comment to Boström-Einarsson L., Bonin M. C., Moon S. and Firth S. (2018). Environmental impact monitoring of household vinegar-injections to cull crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster spp. Ocean & Coastal Management 155: 83-89

Pascal Dumas (1, 2) , Suzanne Mills (3) , Grégoire Moutardier (1, 2) , Sompert Gereva (2) , Ricardo Beldade (4) , Jayven Ham (2) , Rocky Kaku (2) , Mehdi Adjeroud (5)

1 ENTROPIE [Nouvelle-Calédonie] - Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien
2 Fisheries Department of Vanuatu
3 CRIOBE - Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement
4 Centro de Oceanografia
5 ADMM - Adaptation et diversité en milieu marin

Keywords: coral reefs conservation; vinegar injections; COTS control method; Acanthaster spp. control

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Global Changes

Pascal Dumas, Suzanne Mills, Grégoire Moutardier, Sompert Gereva, Ricardo Beldade, et al.. The chaotic history of using vinegar injections to control Acanthaster spp. populations. A comment to Boström-Einarsson L., Bonin M. C., Moon S. and Firth S. (2018). Environmental impact monitoring of household vinegar-injections to cull crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster spp. Ocean & Coastal Management 155: 83-89. Ocean and Coastal Management, 2018, 165, pp.434-435. ⟨hal-02052044⟩