Oyster and mussel park

"Once a month we have the mussels and oysters analysed. If the European standards are not met, production is halted. Tourism is growing at Thau Lake. Our oyster and mussel parks take up too much space in the eyes of windsurfers and other tourists that use the lake."

Marie-Thérèse Viguier, oyster and shellfish farmer, Bouzigues, Thau Lake, Hérault, France

in " Planting patterns ", p. 69