
3. Different types of oysters
3.1 Production of sea-born natural oysters
The tide sets the pace for the oyster farmers' work, as the oyster beds are located on the foreshore, the area uncovered when the sea retreats. Just before low tide, they go out onto the foreshore in fast, flat-bottomed boats to visit the rearing beds and remove the oysters from the tables where the bags of oysters are lined up. The State leases the plots to the oyster farmers, and concessions are renewable every 35 years (see 2 ).
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Bibliography
- (1) - NFM (Normandie fraîcheur mer) - La pêche en Normandie – Techniques de pêche. - https://www.normandiefraicheurmer.fr/la-peche-en-normandie/techniques-de-peche/entry-5-casiers.html
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Regulations
Decree no. 99-892 of October 19, 1999 on start-up aid for young heads of marine farming operations.
Decree no. 2009-1349 of October 29, 2009 amending decree no. 83-228 of March 22, 1983 establishing the authorization regime for marine farming operations.
Arrêté du 15 juin 1978 relatif aux conditions techniques auxquelles doivent satisfaire les établissements ostréicoles habilités...
Directory
Organizations – Federations
CNC, Comité national de la conchyliculture (National shellfish farming committee) https://coquillages.com
CRC – 7 regional shellfish farming committees: Normandy, Hauts-de-France, North Brittany, South Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Charente-Maritime, Arcachon-Aquitaine, Mediterranean.
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