Tamaris marine farms

Originally from Charente Maritime (Marennes Oléron oysters) and after several years of research on potential breeding sites in France, I chose and obtained three concessions in the Tamaris Bay in La Seyne-sur-Mer in the Var. I surrounded myself with CNRS specialists to understand the currents of the area and with former producers to learn its particularities.
This semi-enclosed bay still has access to the sea, thus guaranteeing a supply of specific nutrients, giving the products produced there an exceptional local taste.
Our ancestors understood this a long time ago; the first stories about mussels date back to the 19th century!
Tamaris Marine Farms were born naturally from the water to offer you high-quality seafood.
With more than 28 years of experience behind me in aquaculture, having held various and varied roles (supervision, development, management of the largest French and overseas aquaculture farm), expertise abroad..., I am now ready to serve you!
To do this, I will directly select my spat in Charente Maritime near Fort Boyard.
I acclimatize them with my Charentais colleagues before the return trip to the South.
Working on both salinity and temperature, there are big differences that should not be overlooked between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Once I arrive at Tamaris, I keep my small oysters in specific nets or bags for at least 3 weeks in order to best prepare them for handling the gluing on ropes.
Once glued, they will be hung in clusters of 3 on the breeding table for a period of 15 to 36 months.
They will be flooded several times in order to partially recreate the tidal phenomena that we do not have in the Mediterranean.
When the desired size is reached, the ropes will be taken out of the water, "stripped" (the action of cleaning them by removing algae, concretions, etc.) and put back in bags at sea for another 2 weeks before purification and marketing.

Sustainable tourism
I prioritize short tours as much as possible, also offering boat tours of the various shellfish and fish farms with tastings on board. The boat is approved for transporting 5 passengers with disabled access.

Equipment

• Parking in the area

Services

• Pet Friendly
• Educational visits
• Sale at the property
• Guided tours
• Sale in the markets

Activities on site

• Product tasting

Direct sales from the producer: oysters and mussels from €3 to €14/kg
Visit to the parks with tasting €35/person (minimum 2 people)

Payment method

• Cheque
• Cash
• Bank transfer

• fermesmarines.83@gmail.com
• +06 23 34 24 72