In more recent times the town has become one of the most important oyster fisheries in France.
It is known to damage oyster fisheries.
So, have the Chesapeake watermen, who harvest what remains of the wild oyster fishery, embraced aquaculture?
The tramway began and ended with the oyster fishery from 1864 to 1884.
The Honga was a historic center of the oyster fishery in the bay and continues to be popular with sport fishermen.
Its traditional industries included fishery (with a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding.
The oyster fishery is officially "opened" on the first Friday of September each year.
Post war, the island suffered from severe winter weather in 1947 which destroyed much of the oyster fishery, and from the flooding of 1953.
I therefore called Conseil, who brought me a little light drag, very like those for the oyster fishery.
He attempted to revive the local oyster fisheries.