Since no single species is common to all coasts, seven different kinds are being collected, including the blue mussel and the American oyster.

The current system integrates Atlantic salmon, blue mussels and kelp; deposit feeders are under consideration.

The common blue mussel is one of the easiest shellfish to harvest.

A good-sized blue mussel is between three and four inches long.

Predation of blue mussels is greatest during the 3 weeks it spends as a planktonic larva.

The blue mussel is host to a wide range of parasites, but these parasites usually do not cause much damage.

Be happy as a clam: Fresh seafood doesn't get thriftier than blue mussels and chowder clams.

The blue mussels and other shellfish were already underwater, however.

Inshore are oysters, blue mussels, blue crabs, and clam fisheries.

There is a long reef at the western end of the island, where large blue mussels may be raked or taken by divers.