Information about the sector

Practical and scientific information about the oyster farming sector in France

Technical Centres

Through their research activities, oyster farming technical centres contribute to the development and long-term sustainability of the sector in France.

CREAA - Centre Régional d'Expérimentation et d'Application Aquacole (regional centre for aquaculture experimentation and application, Poitou Charentes region)
http://www.creaa.fr/

SMIDAP - Syndicat Mixte pour le Développement de l'Aquaculture et de la Pêche (French public office for the development of aquaculture and fisheries, Pays de la Loire region)
http://www.smidap.fr/

SMEL - Syndicat Mixte pour l'Equipement du Littoral (French public body supporting the seafood sector, Normandy region)
http://www.smel.fr/

CEPRALMAR - Centre de recherche pour le développement du territoire littoral et de ses métiers (Research centre for the development of coastal zones and associated professions, Languedoc Roussillon region)
http://www.cepralmar.org/

Institutions

The oyster farming sector has its own institutions and unions. Their role is to regulate the distribution of products and to ensure that the oysters that reach markets from French oyster farms are of the highest quality.

IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea)
http://wwz.ifremer.fr/institut

SYSAAF - Syndicat des Sélectionneurs Avicoles Aquacoles Français (French Union of Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders)
http://www.sysaaf.fr/

CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (French Scientific Research Centre)
http://www.cnrs.fr/

CNC - Comité National de la Conchyliculture (French Shellfish Farming Committee)
www.cnc-france.com/

CRC Normandie Mer du Nord - Normandy North Sea Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.huitres-normandie.com/

CRC Bretagne Sud - North Brittany Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.huitres-de-bretagne.com/

CRC Bretagne Nord - North Brittany Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.coquillages-de-bretagne.com/

CRC Pays de la Loire - Pays de la Loire Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.huitre-vendee-atlantique.fr/

CRC Poitou Charentes - Poitou Charentes Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.src-poitoucharentes.com/

CRC Arcachon Aquitaine - Arcachon Aquitaine Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://huitres-arcachon-capferret.fr/

CRC Méditerranée - Mediterranean Regional Shellfish Farming Committee
http://www.srcm.fr/

SENC - Syndicat des Ecloseries et Nurseries de Coquillages (French Union of Shellfish Hatcheries and Nurseries)