The prefect of Grionde indicated that the marketing of oysters would resume on January 19 if the analyzes are good, i.e. 28 days after the last contamination.
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After the contamination of oysters with norovirus in the Arcachon basin, Olivier Laban, president of the Arcachon-Aquitaine regional shellfish farming committee, estimates the losses for producers at 7 million euros in turnover and 5 million euros. euros gross margin, reports France Bleu Gironde on Friday January 5. Just after the ban on the harvest and consumption of these oysters, on December 27, he quantified the loss of turnover on franceinfo “between 7 and 9 million euros”.
For him, “gross margin losses must be compensated, through various aids, both by the State and local authorities”. A request made following a meeting between oyster farmers and the prefect of Gironde on Friday. Etienne Guyot indicated that the marketing of oysters could resume on January 19 if the analyzes were good, i.e. 28 days after the last contamination.
He also announced the implementation of partial unemployment for oyster farmers who need it. No penalty will be applied for professionals in difficulty.
