Friday, 3 November: The Arcachon Basin (number of seats 55)
Departure from Bordeaux in front of the Agora Domaine du Haut Carré at 8.30 am
Arrival on the Arcachon Basin to discover the basin by boat: meetings with fishers and oyster farmers and professional of vocational training.
View of the Arcachon Basin with oyster barges in the foreground (copyright N. Prouzet)
Visit of outstanding sites with the support of the Natural Marine Park of Arcachon
Small wader (Black-winged stilt) in a wetland of the Arcachon Basin (Copyright N. Prouzet)
Visit of oyster farms
Oyster tasting
Back to Bordeaux around 6 pm
Dinner and induction ceremony organized by the “Confrérie de la Lamproie” (Chairwomen Mrs Jacqueline Rabic).
Mrs Jacqueline Rabic is also the chairwomen of ARA France, a professional organization that is in charge of the glass-eel restocking in France.
Induction ceremony with the “Confrérie de la Lamproie” (copyright J. Rabic)
Back to hotel around 10 pm
Saturday, 4 November: the Marennes -Oléron and the Pertuis Basins (number of seats 55)
Departure from Bordeaux in front of the Agora Domaine du Haut Carré at 8.30 am
Arrival on the basin of Marennes -Oléron to discover the basin and meetings with fishers and oyster farmers.
oyster barge on the Seudre estuary (Copyright N. Prouzet)
Visit of outstanding sites
Oyster Harbour in La Tremblade (Cpyright N. Prouzet)
Back to Bordeaux around 6 pm.
Sunday, 5 November: The Gironde Estuary (open to public)
Appointment at 9:30 am : pontoon Burdigala, 7 quai des Queyries Bordeaux Bastide, right bank.
Wharf signaled by a red tag on the map.
10 to 12 am: Cruise commented with expert speeches and exchanges with audience. Potential themes: river and estuary islands, seasonal hydrology, tide, river energy, tidal bore, esteys on the right and left bank, port and frontage of Bordeaux, history of water and rivers of Bordeaux, landscapes (Limestone and palus), geology, bridges, river and riverbank development, birds, fish and aquatic ecosystems, water resources and purification, water quality, history of man and river, …
12 am to 3 pm: Port of call on the New Island
Lunch (don’t forget to bring the picnic lunch) then visit “History and Environment” of the village and course on the south dike (about 3 km)
3 to 5 pm: Cruise back with comments
If you are a COAST Bordeaux participant, to register use the conference registration form in the registration tab.
A participation fee of 150 euros is required for all 3 days of excursion.
If you are already registered for the COAST Bordeaux event and wish to participate, you can contact the secretariat of COAST Bordeaux: Davina Martinez – Secretariat Coast Bordeaux 2017: secretariat-coast2017@sudcongresconseil.com and request a tour entry.
If it is your first registration, please use the registration form in the tab “registration” and check the tour option.
If you are not a COAST Bordeaux participant or if you are a participant but only take the Gironde option.
Registration is made by Terre & @ Ocean email: contact@terreetocean.fr
With Names, first names, phone numbers and number of people. Registration is confirmed upon receipt of payment by check to:
Terre &@ Océan
1 rue Louis Blériot
33130 BEGLES
For late registrations (last week), the payment will be made on the spot within the limits of the number of seats available.
Rates: 30 euros, 20 euros for students, 15 euros for children under 14, free for children under 5 years old.