There's an apparent disconnect when it comes to mussels in Rhode Island. They're found on the menu of just about every fine restaurant. But hardly anyone harvests them from Narragansett Bay. It's not ...

One of the best ways to spend a hot summer day in the Seacoast is at the beach. Even better — exploring the beach and the surrounding intertidal. Who doesn’t love poking around in tide pools, gently ...

After several years of service under harsh weather conditions, the rotor blades of offshore wind parks are subjected to degradation and surface erosion, releasing sizeable quantities of particle ...

In an article published in Evolutionary Applications, researchers from the University of Agder (UiA) and the Institute of Marine Research show that there is significant geographical variation in the ...

According to Salem Sound Coastwatch, blue mussels were once a familiar sight on the New England coast, covering up to two-thirds of the intertidal shoreline from Cape Cod to Maine, based on historic ...

Innovative new research by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture could help improve mussel farming practices and lead to increased production. Blue mussel aquaculture is an important ...

Carissa Maurin has heard from people for a long time that blue mussels in Casco Bay had vanished. "The mussel beds have been either disappearing or they haven't been able to find mussels where they ...