The Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat research centre provides important opportunities for research and environmental conservation. Ramsar site no. Rives du Lac L man . Lac L man is the second most important wintering area for waterbirds in France. Breeding and staging birds use the site, which also supports various mammals and a rich flora including several rare plant species.
Land use includes commercial fishing, fish farming, agriculture, and tourism.
Significant shoreline development is causing a decline in nesting birds. Ramsar site no. 519. A vast lagoon and associated littoral zones along the Caribbean Sea and bounded to the north by a coral reef. The littoral zone consists of brackish marshes, wet meadows, mudflats, freshwater swamp forests and, most importantly, mangroves. At 29 C, it is some of the warmest water to be found in the region.