2 Pro Return of Oyster Bags

[mattcoq]

Hi everyone,

Today a video of an oyster farm boat returning to port ...

The Gulf of Morbihan is renowned for its oyster farming. This ancestral activity has shaped the landscape and local economy for generations. Oyster farmers mainly cultivate the Pacific oyster, taking advantage of the ideal conditions offered by the gulf's waters.

The profession of oyster farming is governed by tides and seasons. It includes several crucial steps:

• Catching spat (young oysters) on collectors.
• Raising oysters in bags on intertidal parks.
• Regular sorting and grading of oysters.
• Harvesting and packaging, particularly intense before the holidays.

Oyster farmers in the Gulf of Morbihan face numerous challenges, including climatic hazards, water quality, and strict regulations. Despite this, their expertise allows them to produce quality oysters, recognized for their unique taste influenced by the mixture of fresh and salt water in the gulf.

This profession, combining tradition and modernity, plays a crucial role in the cultural and gastronomic identity of the region, while contributing to the preservation of the local marine ecosystem.

Enjoy the flight,

Matt

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[GFields]

Nice video!

 

[Capt KO]

Beautiful, very similar to the clam farmers in the Big Bend area of Gulf of Mexico, from spat to adult they’re raised in bags. Sadly they just suffered their 2nd hurricane in 2 years, storm surge basically ruined another crop as well as their home towns. Nature gives and takes away

 

[MS Coast]

Some of my neighbors are oyster farmers on Mississippi Sound. Are the bags being brought in with the oysters inside? Here, harvesting is done on the boat and the bags are left in place on the floats.

 

[mattcoq]

Some of my neighbors are oyster farmers on Mississippi Sound. Are the bags being brought in with the oysters inside? Here, harvesting is done on the boat and the bags are left in place on the floats.

To my knowledge, the bags are brought back full and emptied back at the oyster farm …

 

[GFields]

I have never tried oysters. My uncle used to try to get me to but I don't know, I just didn't like the way they looked

 

[mattcoq]

I have never tried oysters. My uncle used to try to get me to but I don't know, I just didn't like the way they looked

Born near where oyster farms are ...
Live now near where oyster farms are ...
Love filming oyster farms work ...
Accompany my wife to oyster farms so she can have some ...

But I don't like oysters