Cycling from Bordeaux Vineyards to the Atlantic Coast/ Cap Ferret/ Bassin d’Arcachon

The centre of oyster farming is the bay of Arcachon, where young oysters are raised. In the clean and warm waters of Arcachon Bay, young oysters thrive better, more reliably than in the cool north. At the age of eight to ten months, the seed oysters are removed from the substrate and delivered to the breeding parks in northern France and Ireland, which are highly dependent on Arcachon supplies.