This indicates that different groups of mussels do not mix easily with others, despite being a species that spreads readily. "Blue mussels are an iconic species along the shore. Anyone living by ...

One of about a half-dozen mussel farms in Maine — including Blue Hill Bay Mussels, Hollander and de Koning and Pemaquid Mussel Farms — Bangs Island Mussels produces about 600,000 pounds of ...

The blue mussel, a native of the region ... There was a dramatic decline in the amount of mussel larvae, known as spat, in the bay in about 2000. Mussel farmers had previously relied on scooping ...