mussels

Maine is one of the last strongholds for the threatened Brook Floater mussel.

Researchers are checking deeper water to find the once-common bivalves, while mussel farmers use new methods to grow consistent crops.

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute wants volunteers to find mussel beds hiding in deeper water just off the coast.

Since the cold snap in early February, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has been getting reports of dead mussels along the coast from southern Maine to Frenchman Bay.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine - Maine mussels are losing their muscle. The state's blue mussels are beloved by seafood fans near and far, but the size of the annual…

The Department of Marine Resources says that a shellfish recall implemented last week has resulted in about 98 percent of the product in being…

PORTLAND, Maine - Mussels don't have noses, but they do respond to smells. That's according to new research from the University of Maine that may provide…

Maine's mussel population could be in trouble. Wild shellfish harvesters are reporting few signs of life in areas that were once teeming with blue…

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) _ Federal officials say the first shellfish aquaculture project permitted in federal waters off the East Coast is likely to begin in…