the nineteenth century edition of La Spezia 27/04/2007:
"I'm definitely more tasty than the French, at least according to those who
has tasted the first time yesterday morning by opening the shell with the appropriate
boxcutter and splashes of lemon juice. This is not parochialism:
oysters grown on an experimental basis in the waters of the channel
between Portovenere and Palmaria
and promise to become a real asset to the local economy.
The nursery demonstration of six hundred square feet from the Chamber
of Commerce has since then its first results, presented during
the meeting yesterday morning at the Center for Environmental Education (CEA) in Porto Venere.
The project to enhance the shellfish culture has been called
"Marenostrum" over and affects the body chamber Observatory Ligure
Fisheries and Environment, Unioncamere (the Union of Chambers of Commerce
Liguria), the University of Pisa, the town of Porto Venere and
"For our economy open sea scenarios are very interesting.
- said Stefano Senese, General Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce-We are already at the top
in Italy for the cultivation of mussels and oysters do not think some of
to compete with France, our intent is to give life to a
niche production, but high quality. "
The author of the material success of this project is Paul Varrella that
followed the delicious shellfish farming in all its phases:
"During my university studies - he explained - I realized that in
our sea growing oyster larvae, even, there exists a bunch
natural. The experimental nursery on poles has made it possible to accommodate
a natural vocation of the gulf. The stretch of sea between Portovenere and Palmaria
proved to be a good place for keeping this valuable
shellfish, particularly mussels are already the same tasty by marine phytoplankton.
also - he said - all molluscs have a great capacity for water purification. "
When the oysters are not yet on the market: It remains to be
complete the process of medical examinations, then you will create a specification
quality in collaboration with the regional park, so as to protect
trademark and geographical origin. Oysters are grown in Porto Venere
according to a patented method that provides the anchor to the seabed
marine few "baskets" that collect molluscs.
institutions that treat the trial does not provide
precise coordinates of the nursery not to tempt divers on Sunday.
The Chamber, always within the same project,
triggered another experimental cultivation, that of dates. The panels
have already been placed in the water, but in this case to see the first results
have to wait three to six years. The gourmet begin to
sharpen a fork. E 'likely to debut "in society" oyster
La Spezia to take place in September on the sidelines of the conference on small islands
be organized to Palmaria 19-23 September. ISABELLACONTE "
