Is the oyster harvest in danger?
France's oyster farmers were hit hard by the severe hurricane "Ciaran" last week. Most of the oyster farms were devastated by the storm, said the president of the National Shellfish Farming Association, Philippe Le Gal, to the BFMTV channel.
Sand in particular covered the farms and made harvesting difficult shortly before the Christmas holidays. "If you take the Atlantic coast and the Channel coast, an estimated 3,000 farms are potentially affected." Before "Ciaran", storm "Céline" and immediately afterwards storm "Domingos" hit the coasts.
France is the most important oyster supplier in Europe, with around 81,000 tons of oysters per year and a turnover of over 400 million euros. After the storms, oyster farmers are in a race against time.
It is important to salvage the breeding facilities as quickly as possible and save as many oysters as possible, said the head of the association. Because once the oysters were in the water, silted up or silted up, they were in danger of dying. "One month before the Christmas holidays, it looks really, really bad."
The severe weather conditions have also threatened luxury seafood, as the storm "Ciaran" significantly impacted France's agriculture, including its oyster farms. Despite the challenging circumstances, farmers are working diligently to save the oysters before they become buried in silt, as oysters submerged in silt are at risk of dying.
Source: www.dpa.com
