Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are forcing oyster farmers in France's southwest to take a break from summer maturation, traditionally a key step in the production of the tasty molluscs. Starting next year, producers in Marennes Oleron, France's biggest oyster bay, will no longer be able to steep…
Marennes, France (AFP) Nov 27, 2023 - Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are forcing oyster farmers in France s southwest to take a break from summer maturation, traditionally a key step in the production of the tasty molluscs.
Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are forcing oyster farmers in Frances southwest to take a break from summer maturation, traditionally a key step in the production of the tasty molluscs
Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are forcing oyster farmers in France's southwest to take a break from summer maturation, traditionally a key step in the production of the tasty molluscs."We noticed, because of a changing climate, that the maturation could no longer be carried out in the same way," said Laurent Chiron, an oyster farmer and president of the GQHMO association that awards the industry's quality label.