The geographical distribution of the main sources of wild Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) (Thunberg, 1793) on the coasts of the Pertuis Charentais was compiled from 2010 to 2012. The inventory focuses on natural foreshore deposits (+ 6-0 m sea coast) and compiles two cartographic sources: 1) quantitative inventories made in 2010 by Ifremer from the Tranche sur Mer (Vendée) to Vaux-sur-Mer in 21 representative sites to estimate wild stocks of Pacific oysters and 2) inventory mapping of intertidal marine habitats mainly made by LIENSs (in cooperation with CREOCEAN, IODDE, Ré Nature Environnement and GEO-Transfert) under the project CARTHAM Natura 2000at sea of the Agency of Marine Protected Areas.

Methodologies used by Ifremer to estimate the areas colonized combine thematic analysis in Geographic Information System (GIS) and field validations (Soletchnik et al., 2012). The methodologies used to estimate LIENSs extension of the intertidal habitat of the oysters combined aerial image analysis, remote sensing, field validations and thematic analysis using GIS (Cajeri et al., 2012).