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The Ile de Ré oyster no longer desires to live in the shadow of its neighbor in Marennes-Oléron


“Marennes-Oléron makes plenty of noise, however there are oysters everywhere in Charente-Maritime. And each territory has its particularities,” insists Jana Rose, an oyster farmer based totally in La Couarde-sur-Mer, on the Ile de Ré. Here, about thirty experts have simply created a not unusual brand and a brand “les Huîtres de l’île de Ré”. Objective ? “Stand out and stand out, no longer live in the shadow of Marennes and Oléron”, assumes Sébastien Réglin.


This oyster farmer, based totally within the city of La Flotte, took the presidency of the Association of Oyster Producers of the Ile de Ré (APH-Ré), at the foundation of this task. Founded in 2022, this group intends to draw suggestion from other successes in the region, along with potatoes, wine or salt, to impose its signature.


Already an formidable specification

The affiliation has been running given that at the development of specs with one ambition: to reap a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) within five to ten years.


 


To obtain their goals, the oyster farmers of the region will need to define the specificities of their products and their information. “The concept is to hold the closing production cycle at the Ile de Ré. The oysters will have to spend between six months and a yr there, ”explains Jana Rose, secretary of the APH-Ré.


Other belongings of the Ile de Ré: the exceptional of its waters and its sandy bottoms. To use its logo and emblem, the affiliation already calls for its contributors to hold and operate concessions measuring at least 80ares (8,000 m2), guaranteeing actual neighborhood interest.


Obtaining an IGP, proof of a “sturdy identity”, will provide better visibility to consumers, abounds Sébastien Réglin. This identity signal created through the European Union – and managed in France via the National Institute of Origin and Quality (Inao) – may even make it possible to higher negotiate fees with brokers and massive outlets, hope the oyster farmers have been there.


 


Nearly 8,000 tonnes of oysters are produced every 12 months at the Ile de Ré.

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