Innovation & Investment
Could ‘seawool’ – a textile made from mussel waste – be part of the future of sustainable design?
Seastex upcycles mussel waste into ‘seawool’ – a recyclable, biodegradable textile offering a green alternative to synthetics.
Innovation & Investment
Underwater robot seeks to scale New Zealand mussel farming
A new underwater robot could help grow New Zealand's mussel farming industry by automating growth monitoring and harvest planning.
Responsibility
Study: Mussel and seaweed farming can boost wild fish populations
Study shows mussel and seaweed farming can increase fish populations and biodiversity, showing potential environmental and economic benefits.
Intelligence
New Zealand government backs mussel spat project to grow aquaculture sector
A government-backed greenshell mussel spat project is expected to improve survival rates and help triple aquaculture sales revenue by 2035.
Intelligence
It’s the current: Study identifying how mussel larvae move offers insights into where and how to farm them
A University of Stirling study has identified how mussel larvae move, which says "a lot about the best and worst locations for farms.”
Intelligence
Updated technologies improve efficiency, reduce costs for mussel seed in Brazil
The authors conducted research to improve the uptake of mussel seed in artificial collectors and optimize the amount of seed used in mussel farming.