Matthew Moretti, co-owner of Bangs Island Mussels in Casco Bay, said the operation doubled production during the past two years. He’s seen here on a raft from which lines are suspended to grow mussels ...

STORY: When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not heaving with molluscs as they should be at harvest ...

New analysis has shown that the UK's first large scale offshore mussel farm might in fact serve as a form of restoration rather than creating habitats never seen in the area before. A map dating from ...

Aquaculture is fast becoming integral to global food security and, to feed the world’s growing population, it is expected to continue expanding rapidly in the coming years. However, a new study ...

Indian scientists have achieved a breakthrough by sequencing the genome of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis), a development expected to aid in combating diseases and potentially reducing ...

Spanish heatwave kills mussels in Ebro Delta farms Former "black goldmine" wrecked by heat, farmer says Shellfish producers seek solutions in deeper, cooler waters EBRO DELTA, Spain, Sept 29 (Thomson ...

Catalina Sea Ranch has finally grown some mussels. The company’s aquaculture farm a few miles off Los Angeles County’s southern coast harvested its first batch in mid-July. The initial crop was three ...

Increasing mussel production is part of industry organisation Scotland Food and Drink’s ambition to double Scotland’s food production by 2030. Researchers in Scotland have therefore investigated how ...

THERMAIC GULF, Greece (Reuters) - When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not heaving with molluscs as ...

The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.