Year 2
In Year 2, the mussels are moved further out to sea where there is an increased food source. As they are now underwater for longer, they filter for longer and growth takes place both for meat content and shell length.
The mussels are a food source for more fish, octopus, whelks as well as other marine animals. We follow strict environmental controls to ensure that the farming process is as low-impact as possible and our checks to ensure all the mussels are not eaten follow very stringent standards as the mussel beds are within a Special Area of Conservation and Marine Nature Reserve. These conditions ensure that the mussel beds are of benefit to the natural marine environment as well as the aquaculture industry and consumers.