To come in Marseillan and to taste its plates of seafood with Oysters, Mussels, shells of the Etang de Thau and fish of the Mediterranean sea.

Enjoy a shellfish platter accompanied by a fruity country wine … Oysters and shellfish from the "Bassin de Thau", fish from the Mediterranean and sunny wines will play on your taste buds.

Thanks to its direct access to the sea, the Thau basin provides shelter for several fish varieties (sea- bream, wolf-fish, mullet). A long standing natural shellfish habitat, it required centuries of experimentation and testing to establish their cultivation. Since, numerous cultivated oyster and mussel beds have been implanted.

The new techniques and the dynamism of these men, permitted a more effective activity at sea (suspended rope cultivation) and also in the basin (oyster and clam hatcheries).

A permanent exhibition room dedicated to shellfish farming, can be seen at the Tourist Office in Marseillan.

The shellfish farms around the Thau lagoon welcome public visitors and will liberally share their knowledge.