REMORA. Résultats de l'année 93

What is REMORA? REMORA −REseau MOllusques du département Ressources Aquacoles− (Aquaculture Resources Department Mollusc Network) is a surveillance network dedicated to the growth of hollow oysters Crassostrea gigas. In the past and in most production areas, observations were made on a regular basis. In 1993, homogenising experimental protocols between the different laboratories involved was decided, as well as using a common initial oyster batch, therefore organizing a network covering all of the French coasts. This network aims at providing, each year, the production's basic characteristics found in main oyster beds (growth reference). It also better characterizes variations and shows potential tendencies.