The geographical distribution of the main Sabellaria Hermelles alveolata beds (Linné, 1767) from the coast of the Pertuis Charentais was compiled from 2010 to 2012. The inventory focuses on the tidal beds (+ 6-0 m marine coast) and compiles two cartographic sources from the project CARTHAM Natura 2000 at sea of the Agency of Marine Protected Areas: 1) Hermelles inventories made on 2011 by the Association IODDE on the west of Oleron Island and 2) mapping inventory of intertidal marine habitats by LIENSs (in cooperation with CREOCEAN, Ré Nature Environnement, GEO-Transfert et la LPO Moëze-Oléron). Methodologies used by IODDE on Oléron combine ground truths with reports with Geographic Information System (GIS). The methodologies used by LIENSs to estimate the extension of the intertidal habitats throughout the Pertuis Charentais combine aerial image analysis, remote sensing, field validations by differential GPS and thematic analysis using GIS (Cajeri et al., 2012). It is during these ground truths that the presence of tackles or small Hermelles reefs was noted. The IODDE results have allowed an almost exhaustive inventory of Hermelles reefs west of Oleron. Those of LIENSs have clarified the distribution of Hermelles on most of the Pertuis Charentais foreshores.

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).