date:Aug 22, 2014
sea. The young mussels (as free floating larvae or spat) settle naturally on the suspended ropes and then grow by feeding on sea plankton found in the rich tidal flows.
From their examination, BBC Horizon concluded that one of the best avenues for protein intake was to consume rope grown mussels. Much of this conclusion stemmed from the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) report commissioned by SSMG a few years ago to establish the carbon footprint of mussels. This revealed a footprint t