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 ...

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 ...

Fish are thought to settle and recruit to shellfish and seaweed farms; however, there is little published evidence to support this assumption. Shellfish and seaweed farms increase structural ...

Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways -- shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths.

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 ...

A seal has been spotted being chased by killer whales off the coast of Scotland. The orcas were filmed via drone on March 6 by Nick McCaffery. The seal can be seen attempting to hide from its pursuers ...

As Idaho fights to stop Quagga Mussels in the Snake River, other local fish and plant life are paying the price. Officials say the short-term impact is necessary to avoid long-term ecological damage.

A selection of wild and farmed mussels within Jervis Bay Marine Park will be genetically tested to determine whether a nearby ...

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.

THERMAIC GULF, Greece (Reuters) - 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 ...