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Royal sea bream under close surveillance
#SEVEN – Since 2019, Ifremer has launched a study, Connect-Med, in Sète, on the movement of four coastal species: wolf, mullet, saupe and gilthead sea bream. Concerning the sea bream, scientists noticed that it was subject to significant fishing pressure when it left the Thau lagoon for the Mediterranean Sea. Does this fishing pressure threaten the resource? “Today, we are unable to say whether the sea bream stock is doing well or not. We do not have sufficiently detailed and high-quality fishing statistics,” explains Jérémy Bourgea, researcher at Ifremer. The Connect-Med project, which extends across the entire Gulf of Lion, dotted with numerous lagoons, should help scientists understand the behavior of sea bream. Because they are present in the summer to reproduce in the lagoons, they come out en masse from October and are therefore very vulnerable at that time. But global warming could change the situation and delay this mass release.
In Nîmes, the future convention center is emerging from the ground
#GARD – “By laying this first stone today (Saturday October 21), we are officially launching the countdown to the inauguration of this convention center”, these are the words of the mayor of Nîmes Jean-Paul Fournier laid the first stone of the place which should be inaugurated in 2025. It is therefore behind the Musée de la Romanité, a stone’s throw from the arenas, that the building, costing 56.3 million euros, found its place. “It will not be a unique and ostentatious object but a link between heritage and modernity,” explains Lionel Devaux, partner at Chabanne architects. Pedestrianized, the neighborhood will be transformed. Around it will emerge “a play of shadows and lights throughout the days and seasons”, reveals Thomas Hervé of the 3XM architectural agency.
Today’s number: 350
#HERAULT – This is the number of hikers who inaugurated the Corneilhan oenorando route on Saturday October 21. This route links wine estates in the Hérault commune. The 350 participants, armed with a Béziers Méditerranée screen-printed glass, took an 11-kilometer loop through the Corneilhan vineyards. They were able to make three stops to taste local wines and enjoy cold meats, cheeses and a cuttlefish stew.
Lagrasse, big winner of the heritage lottery
#HEARING – Lagrasse Abbey, in Aude, is the symbol of the heritage lottery in the region. In fact, the site benefited in 2020 from no less than 600,000 euros. Chosen as an emblematic place in the Occitanie region, the monastery, whose origin of certain buildings dates back before the end of the 8th century, is to benefit from 10 million euros of work over ten years. For now, the restoration of the bell tower is a success, now time for the restoration of the south and north transepts which are “in a state of health emergency”. Workers are already hard at work on the south transept which has been in ruins since the Revolution. The task promises to be arduous.
The wedding takes place in Montpellier
#UNION – Until Sunday October 22, the Montpellier Exhibition Center awaits the future bride and groom. Nearly a hundred stands await suitors to prepare for this unforgettable day. Wedding rings, wedding planner, sugared almonds, flowers… nothing has been forgotten! “For complete support on the big day, count on between €1,000 and €1,500,” explains Frédérique Moline, wedding planner.
Montpellier exhibition center, route de la Foire, Pérols. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance: 8 euros.
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