Mussels

A new research project aims to quantify the ecosystem services provided by Ireland’s shellfish aquaculture sector.

Kate Dempsey began her career as a law graduate but quickly found her calling in Ireland's aquaculture sector as founder of the Irish Mussel Seed Company, the Wicklow Seaweed Company and the CEO of Aqualicense.

Up to $10 million in funding is being offered to help Canada’s aquaculture sector adopt clean technology, including conversion to renewable energy use and improvements to recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

Newly published statistics demonstrate that Scotland’s shellfish aquaculture sector has - as suspected - been hit hard by the drop in demand caused by Covid-19.

UK seafood businesses are being invited to share their experiences of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, as a team of researchers seeks to find out how resilient the sector will be to future challenges.

The aquaculture of edible bivalves and seaweeds can have a positive impact on marine habitat for fish and invertebrates, including crabs and lobsters, according to a new study.

An initiative that could determine the cause of shell breakage in different species of mussels, one of the biggest challenges facing the shellfish aquaculture sector globally, is currently underway.

Farming mussels alongside kelp means allows the seaweed to grow better and be more resilient to climate change.

Plans to invest $200 million pesos (£1.5 million) in a new mussel farming project in southern Argentina have been revealed this week.

The Mexican peninsula of Baja California has huge potential to grow its burgeoning shellfish aquaculture sector, thanks to ideal coastal conditions and a growing demand for a variety of species – including mussels, oyste…

In the second instalment of the series, novice mussel farmer Jude Brown, who's based on the Isle of Skye, goes on the trail of her first batch of seed stock.

The first crop of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) has been harvested from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture project in Scotland.

A pilot integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) programme in Kerala, that combined the production of green mussels, seaweed and finfish, has proved to be a great success.

The UK’s shellfish aquaculture sector is suffering from legislation that “ignores the realities of nature, technology and markets that actually govern the way we work”.

A rapid diagnostic method to reduce the incidence of biofouling on farmed mussels is currently being developed.

Blue carbon solutions, including the production of seaweeds and bivalves, can have a greater impact on reducing carbon emissions than planting trees.

A novel offshore fish farming system has taken a step towards commercialisation, following the completion of a successful feasibility study.

A clutch of new aquaculture initiatives – largely relating to seaweeds, bivalves and RAS finfish production – are putting Dorset on the aquaculture map, according to Martin Sutcliffe, aquaculture and fisheries developmen…

An innovative aquaculture structure, called the shellfish tower, offers a promising means to farm shellfish and other species in exposed offshore locations, according to the results of a recent trial.

Naua Lakai lives on Vava’u, one of the 36 inhabited islands of Tonga. She dropped out of teachers’ college when she became a mother and is now one of the most successful pearl farmers on her island.