Blue mussels can be grown without external feeding. This species can filter its own food from the water column.
In mussel farming, the mussel seedMussel seed:
Mussel larvae. is fished from the wild and then reared into consumer mussels. Fishing of mussel seed is done with dredges or with mussel seed capture devices (MZIMZI:
Mussel seed capture system, or 'mosselzaadvanginstallatie' in Dutch (MZI), is a specialized system used to caputre mussel seed from the watercolumn. The systems use ropes hanging in the water colum on which mussels seed attach. The ropes are attached to an anker below and floating devices above.s). Dredging can have a significant impact on the benthic ecosystem, while other methods have less impact.
The regulatory framework in the Netherlands is largely capable of addressing environmental and social issues. The managementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. of this species is largely effective.