An invasive species has been spotted in an oyster pot being used by a conservation group to monitor river health. The Tees ...

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.

Once the lifeblood of a centuries-old tradition, the Mar Piccolo supported generations of mussel farmers, producing an impressive 60,000 tonnes of mussels annually at the sector's peak in the ...

Rather than give up on mussel farming entirely, Young decided to adapt, growing stock from seeded rope he buys from the Downeast Institute.

Michael Collins, a member of Irish parliament, backed the protestors’ claims, saying in early June that the process for ...

New analysis by scientists at the University of Plymouth 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 ...

For the 100 or so mussel farming families in Zakalkas’ small town of Kymina, the future looks dim. They are seeking state compensation to pay off debts, while others are looking for work in ...

Before the pandemic, the farm’s biggest year was 300,000 pounds. In 2021, it produced 600,000 pounds. “Mussels are flying off the shelf,” said a co-owner.

In Lyme Bay on the south coast of England, the UK’s first offshore mussel farm has been in operation since 2013. This farm has a licensed area of 6 square miles (15.4km²) and is located 2-6 miles away ...

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 ...