Garware launches ropes for mussel farming. The ropes for the seeds of the Chilean mussel – endemic to southern Chile – is the recent development of Garware Technical Fibres. The […]
University of Stirling study could lead to improved mussel production. Innovative new research by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture could help improve mussel farming practices and lead to […]
Project assesses wider ecological benefits of UK’s first offshore mussel farm. The impact of offshore aquaculture on the general health of the ocean is to be explored in a new […]
EU project to farm kelp and mussels at offshore wind farms. Through the OLAMUR project, 25 partners from European industry and research organisations will work together to farm kelp and […]
Sustainability win for Scottish mussels as they celebrate regaining MSC certification. Scottish mussels, which were the first enhanced fisheries in Scotland to be MSC-certified in 2012, are celebrating after being […]
Offshore mussel farms could have wider environmental benefits, study suggests. Aquaculture is fast becoming integral to global food security and, to feed the world’s growing population, it is expected to […]
Digital imaging platform to boost NZ Greenshell mussel industry. A digital imaging platform designed in Dunedin may be the boost the New Zealand GreenshellTM Mussel industry needs to achieve its […]
Mussels that grow from strength to strength. Shock waves rippled through the local community when the ArcelorMittal Saldanha steel mill in South Africa was closed in 2020. Citing severe financial […]
New design aims to avoid runaway floats in mussel farming. A New Zealand company has begun a one-year research trial aimed at reducing the number of mussel floats that get […]
3.4 million euro investment in 15 Irish aquaculture enterprises. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen has announced 3.4 million euro investment by 15 aquaculture enterprises, […]
Startling results from NZ mussel breeding programme. Nelson-based Greenshell mussel company SPATnz is publicly releasing the startling results of its multi-year breeding programme developed in partnership with Sanford, the Ministry […]
Eating mussels three times per week may bring about significant health benefits – such as reduced risk of cardiac arrest – thanks to their omega-3 fatty acid properties. Initial findings […]