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Day 12 French regional Christmas specialities: Seafood platter

Oysters are unavoidable - but there are many other options too

Scallop season begins in Normandy: how to buy and cook them

October 2 saw the start of the scallop fishing season – here is how to get your hands on this emblematic coastal produce

Octopus invasion threatens lobster and livelihoods in Brittany

The rising numbers are due to climate change, conservationists have said, with some fishmongers now aiming to boost octopus demand in France

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Will UK travel ban affect supermarket goods in France?

There may be fresh seafood shortages this Christmas in France due to the temporary restrictions

French food focus: lampreys, nonnettes, Echourgnac

A focus on food in France. This month, we meet a jawless fish producer, taste some Nonnettes and Trappe Echourgnac

French company makes glasses from unwanted seashells

Unwanted seashells reborn as frames for sunglasses

Baywatching as family flexes mussels

With mussel eating season now upon us, The Conexion hears from a producer how terroir and taste go hand in hand when it comes to moules de bouchot

French mussels recalled over paralysis toxin fears

Batches of mussels have been recalled from the supermarkets Carrefour and Intermarché after they were found to contain toxins that could cause paralysis, or even death, if eaten.

Waiting game for oyster farmers in France

Christmas and New Year are France’s big oyster eating periods. Brian McCulloch visits a farm to check progress on this year’s batch

Ban on cockle picking due to health alert

Temporary ban on cockle picking along the coast between the River Etel and Penthièvre in Morbihan

Sustainable fishing victory for Greenpeace

Petit Navire, the leading producer of tinned tuna in France, will be affected by the landmark reforms

Spider crabs invade the Brittany coast

Exceptionally high temperatures and strong currents have washed ashore a huge number of live spider crabs on the Breton coast

Seafood

Day 12 French regional Christmas specialities: Seafood platter

Scallop season begins in Normandy: how to buy and cook them

Octopus invasion threatens lobster and livelihoods in Brittany

Will UK travel ban affect supermarket goods in France?

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