| The refined study of the structure of aquafarming companies (traditional shellfish farming or new aquafarming) comes out of this study's topic. The research of MERCKELBAGH and ESNOUF (1978), DUMONT (1984; 1985) on the shellfish farming sector and BARBAZANGE (1982), GILLY and WEBER (1985) on new aquafarming showed that production and marketing facilities in aquafarming were connected, in substance, to the facilities of small agricultural production. - Several factors argue in this direction: - French production is basically made up of small-scale and/or family-run companies, especially in shellfish farming. - the work is in the majority of cases carried out by family labour, possibly supplemented by a small number of permanent employees and a high number... |
