date:Aug 09, 2012
herein mussels grow in socks along ropes suspended in the water column. Also used in New Zealand, fishermen more recently tested this method at new mussel farms in Massachusetts state waters. Currently, Salem State (the grant recipient) is working to obtain federal permits before farming can begin.
By working through the permitting process and deploying a long-line system, we hope to show that offshore mussel farming is practical and complementary to traditional fishing activities, said Dr Mark