Jérôme Hussenot: PhD, Senior scientist in IFREMER (AGSAE-Bouin). Research in semi-extensive marine pond systems and aquaculture effluent management. He developed and patented a water treatment system (SKIM). Scientific project leader in Ifremer for SEACASE.	Alain Bodoy: PhD, Senior scientist in IFREMER (AGSAE-La Rochelle) on shellfish ecology, in temperate and tropical environment. Research in the interactions between aquaculture and the others activities in exploited coastal salt marshes and in the use of impact indicators.
Mireille Cardinal: Ing., Senior scientist at IFREMER (STAM-Nantes). Research in fish quality and food technology. She has created and developed the sensory analysis tool in the department.	Marie-Laure Bégout: PhD, Senior scientist in the field of fish behavioural ecology (AGSAE-La Rochelle). Is developing investigations on fish feeding and swimming behavioural responses in order to validate operational indicators of fish adaptation capacities and welfare.
Jean Pascal Bergé: PhD, Senior scientist in IFREMER (STAM-Nantes) and associate professor. Research in marine biochemistry in general and lipochemistry in particular.	Marion Richard: PhD, Post-Doc in IFREMER (AGSAE-La Rochelle), in charge of the periphyton aquaculture experiments for Solea nursery ponds in the SEACASE project. She worked on the influence (i) of Crepidula proliferation and (ii) of suspended shellfish cultures on biogeochemical fluxes in marine coastal waters.
Didier Leguay: Senior technician in IFREMER (AGSAE-La Rochelle), specialized in fish ecophysiology and maintenance of field facilities.	Françoise Mornet: Senior technician in IFREMER (AGSAE-La Rochelle), specialized in sampling and analyses of seawater and phytoplankton.