The Ecology of Seed Mussel Beds

Summary

• Mussel (Mytilus edulis) cultivation is the main form of molluscan shellfish production in the UK, worth ~£4.7 million in 2001, about two thirds of which came from Wales. • The commercial mussel industry is dependent on harvesting wild seed mussel beds. Important areas for seed mussel harvest are Caernarfon Bay, Morecambe Bay, South Wales and the Wash.

Authors

• C. Saurel,
• J.Gascoigne,
• M.J.Kaiser

Publication date

01 March 2004