Mussels

A new study has found that contagious cancers can rapidly, and widely, spread through shellfish species, including mussels.

A new project, the conclusions of which were published today, suggest a number of ways for the Scottish shellfish aquaculture industry to evolve.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured a £10 million, five-year funding package from the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

The producers of Scotland’s finest oysters – both native and Pacific – and mussels were announced yesterday at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ annual conference in Oban.

Scotland’s shellfish farmers will descend on Oban this week, to vie for the crown of best oyster and best mussel producer, as part of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) annual conference.

A recent study has confirmed that mussel and oyster farming can play a key role in improving water quality by removing hundreds of tonnes of nitrogen from coastal bays and estuaries.

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.

A new manual to help people restore damaged shellfish reefs has been published by The Nature Conservancy today.

Farmed mussels are showing promising results as a feed for wrasse used as cleaner fish in the fight against sea lice in the salmon aquaculture sector.

The Irish rope grown mussel industry has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification this month.

Crown Estate Scotland has announced plans to launch “a comprehensive ‘root and branch’ review of how Scotland’s seabed is leased for aquaculture” in order to “promote sustainable development and wider value.”

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are leading a study, funded by the European Space Agency, to see how better digital connectivity and improved data collection could transform aquaculture on the Shetland Islan…

The Scottish shellfish sector experienced a drop in production, in terms of both volume and value, last year.

Global seafood consumption trends, ensuring traceable products and tackling the spectre of plastic pollution were highlighted as the key elements that the UK’s shellfish supply chain need to be aware of.

Over €2 million in grant funding, supporting total investment of over €6,472,909 in the aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, has been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Cr…

The inshore survey boat will track mussel bed stocks in Dingle Bay and along the east coast of Ireland

Hope for the growth of the nascent US offshore aquaculture sector was offered by Lindsay Cruver, of Catalina Sea Ranch, in an illuminating presentation in New Orleans today.

The recurring boom-and-bust cycles in aquaculture production, where upscaling leads to diseases and eventual production collapse, have been one of the key factors in the declining rate of the industry's growth over the p…

The true value of cultured bivalves such as mussels and oysters is chronically underestimated, according to a new report.

Thirty-two aquaculture projects are currently under development in Algeria’s Boumerdès province, where the local authorities aim to achieve an annual fish and seafood production of 15,000 tonnes per year by 2020.