E-17-02 Large-scale culture methods for blue mussel seed production in Maine and the Northeast: experimental laboratory & field trials

Brian Beal Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research   Demand for mussels in the Northeast exceeds the current domestic supply. In 2015, nine million pounds of live mussels were imported from farms in Canada, especially Prince Edward Island. This represents about half of the U.S. market, and demand is projected to increase by nearly one-third … Continue reading E-17-02 Large-scale culture methods for blue mussel seed production in Maine and the Northeast: experimental laboratory & field trials