ClimClam workshop at the SYMPA international conference in Arcachon
The first edition of the SYMPA international conference on Japanese and European clams was held in Arcachon from 8 to 10 September 2025, bringing together around 150 scientists from several countries working on these two species. The conference was organised around five thematic sessions:
- Life history traits;
- Evolutionary and functional processes;
- Biotic interactions;
- Habitat and environmental factors;
- Fishing and management: from species to ecosystem
This event was an opportunity for the ClimClam project to bring together all its partners (UBO, CNRS, SB Roscoff, Univ. Padova, SATMAR) and organise a workshop to review the results and prospects of the project, which is now entering its final year. Christine Paillard, Gwenaëlle Le Blay, Stéphanie Madec, Mélody Lebrun and Morgane Le Noc represented LEMAR at the event.
The SYMPA international conference helped to consolidate collaborations between European, African and Asian researchers and gave rise to the ambition of creating an international network dedicated to clams, which will enable the research initiated by the ClimClam IRP to be continued
