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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MILANO, MI, ITALY, May 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The humble mussel, often overlooked in the seafood aisle, is quietly revolutionising the aquaculture industry ...

That steaming bowl of mussels you love? There might be an uninvited guest hiding inside. A recent report from Euractiv reveals that the oceans, especially prime mussel farming grounds, are swimming ...

Scientists and engineers are working together to develop new tools that give marine farmers better metrics, in a bid to push growth in the sector.

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 ...

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 time but ...

(a) Sectional view of a headline and (b) locations of Rope Plots at Trial Stations 1 and 2, and corresponding Control Plots at the Lyme Bay mussel farm. Credit: Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries (2022).

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.