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	BLUE MUSSEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mussel popularity and the need for aquaculture are more in the U.S.; however, successful commercial farms already exist in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington.
		Mussels are cultured by three basic methods, rope culture (plastic ropes or mesh tubes hanging from rafts), bouchot culture (using posts instead of ropes), and beach culture (bottom culture).
		The mussels that caused the outbreak were found to contain demonic acid, a toxin not previously found in shellfish.
	www.ocean.udel.edu /mas/seafood/bluemussel.html (502 words)

	Blue Mussel
		Blue mussels are abundant, bivalve molluscs of the intertidal and shallow, subtidal zone.
		Mussel aquaculture involves placing small ("seed") mussels (3/4 to 2 inches long) in an area where growing conditions are optimum and where the culturist has exclusive rights to the harvest.
		Mussel regulations were implemented in 1988 by the Department of Marine Resources in response to concerns within the industry and legislature that the intensity of the fishery that existed at that time was leading towards resource problems and conflicts between users.
	www.state.me.us /dmr/rm/bluemussel.html (1286 words)

	The Common Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
		Black and blue mussels are inhabitants of the litoral zone, the coastal region.
		It is estimated, that mussels filter all the wadden sea's water once a year - one blue mussel at a prevailing water temperature of 14 °C filters about 1.5 litres of sea water per hour.
		Mussel cultivation in Germany and Denmark did not begin significantly when in the Netherlands a parasite decimated the Dutch stocks and the market could not be coped with.
	www.weichtiere.at /Mollusks/Muscheln/miesmuschel.html (1248 words)

	Profile of the Blue Mussel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Blue mussels are found in the rocky shores along the coastlines, bays, and river mouths, where the mussels attach themselves to submerged surfaces.
		Mussel leases in New Brunswick are concentrated on the Southeast shore, near Shediac and on the Northeast shore, near Shippagan in the Acadian Peninsula.
		The 302 mussel leases in PEI are being held by 142 leaseholders/companies.
	www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /pe-pe/es-se/mussel-moule/mussel-moule-e.html (10382 words)

	mussel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Freshwater mussels are chiefly of two kinds: the large, dark-shelled burrowing mussels, a source of pearls and of mother-of-pearl; and the tiny “fingernail clams” found on the bottoms of clear pools and brooks.
		Freshwater mussels (family Unionidae), sometimes called clams, pass through a parasitic larval state, living on the fins, gills, and bodies of fishes.
		Mussels are classified in the phylum Mollusca, class Pelecypoda or Bivalvia, order Filibranchia.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mu/mussel.html (311 words)

	Blue Mussel (farmed)
		Part of what makes Blue mussels such a good candidate for aquaculture is that they often grow at very high densities in the wild, and therefore their cultivation at high densities does not cause significant environmental impact.
		During the grow-out phase of their cultivation, Blue mussels may be re-seeded in order to lower the density, thereby increasing the rate of growth.
		Blue mussels are raised in sheltered coastal areas of the intertidal and subtidal zones.
	www.blueoceaninstitute.org /seafood/species/62.html (2952 words)

	Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood
		Mussels can also be grown on the seafloor and harvested using dredges, a method which causes some disruption to bottom habitat.
		Mussels feed by filtering water for plankton and nutrients, so no fishmeal or fish oil is needed to raise them.
		Blue Crabs mature early and carry their eggs for a short period of time, making them more resilient to fishing pressure than other crab species.
	blueocean.org /seafood (5715 words)

	ACOA Website - News - News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A major new $2.13 million research project on blue mussels is already providing benefits for the aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Mussel farms are located predominantly on the northeast coast of Newfoundland with some recent industry expansion to the south coast.
		These baby mussels continue to grow and float for about three weeks before they begin to settle on the sea floor, or in the case of farmed mussels, on ropes called collectors.
	www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca /e/media/press/press.shtml?838 (1243 words)

	Blue mussel farming: is it really green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mussel farming is generally perceived to be relatively environmentally friendly because, unlike finfish farming, it requires no input of extra feed or chemicals.
		The impacts of mussel farming in Newfoundland waters may be different from those at previously studied sites as the environmental conditions and farming practices may be different.
		Preliminary evidence suggests that the abundance of smaller zooplankton is not affected by mussel farming, but that the abundance of larger zooplankton is lower at the mussel farms compared to the reference sites.
	www.mun.ca /gsu/current/events/abstracts02/stacey.html (220 words)

	ABC News: Rougher Waters Threaten Blue Mussel
		The lifestyle of the blue mussel might serve as somewhat of a barometer, giving scientists one more trail to follow as they try to figure out just what's going on in the murky waters of global climate change.
		The blue mussel is a "filter feeder," meaning it sucks in sea water, extracts what it needs, and spits out the rest.
		Her early research indicates that the mussels do not spawn while they are producing threads to increase their winter strength, so it may be that they must choose to do one or the other.
	abcnews.go.com /Technology/story?id=98644&page=1 (882 words)

	Blue Mussel
		The Blue Mussel franchise competitive advantage stems from the foundation of our fun and relaxed restaurant franchises, through to our corporate infrastructure, operational systems and support, and our partnerships with mussel and other seafood suppliers throughout Australia.
		Blue Mussel Management has now developed the outlet that will be available in any food court.
		Catering to the discerning culinary tastes of UAE residents who continually search for concept restaurants with authentic settings, Blue Mussel Management is looking to add some flavour and excitement to the food courts of the future.
	www.bluemussel.com.au /franchise.asp (1541 words)

	Blue mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They are purple, blue or sometimes brown in color.
		Blue Mussels are preyed upon by starfish such as Asterias vulgaris; small mussels are also eaten by the Dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus).
		This page was last modified 18:59, 10 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_mussel (126 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Significant mortality occurred in blue mussels after 28 d, when water temperatures exceeded 25 C. Therefore, tissue-residue comparisons between species are presented only up to day 28, while those between deployed and indigenous ribbed mussels continue to day 56.
		However, nickel and zinc accumulations were significantly greater in the blue mussels, and copper, chromium, and manganese were accumulated to significantly higher concentrations in the ribbed mussels.
		The comparison between the ribbed mussels indicated that cadmium and lead concentrations were significantly higher in indigenous than in deployed mussels after 28 d.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=31816 (424 words)

	Alternative to Mechanical Cleaning for Blue Mussel Fouling in Main Circulating Water Condensers
		A blend of cationic surfactants (n-dodecylguanidine hydrochloride and n-alkyl dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride) was shown in screening studies to be effective in controlling blue mussels and was approved for use by the Massachusetts DNR and USEPA.
		At that frequency it was hypothesized that blue mussels would be prevented from attaining a size where they would plug main condenser tubes.
		By contrast, Units 2 and 3 required frequent manual tube sheet cleanings and, during scheduled outages last spring, yielded blue mussels from their intakes in the amount of 63 and 65 tons, respectively.
	www.sgnis.org /publicat/smith.htm (480 words)

	Aquascope\|Facts\|Blue mussel\|More facts 3
		During the spring, when water temperatures rise to about 10-12 °C the Blue mussel begins to mate.
		Mussels have different sexes, and the male is the first release its MILK into the water.
		The more the mussel is exposed to waves and currents, the more byssus threads it developes.
	www.vattenkikaren.gu.se /fakta/arter/mollusca/bivalvia/mytiedul/mytied3e.html (196 words)

	AllRefer.com - mussel (Zoology: Invertebrates) - Encyclopedia
		Mussels are able to move slowly by means of the muscular foot.
		They feed and breathe by filtering water through extensible tubes called siphons; a large mussel filters 10 gal (38 liters) of water per day.
		Lacking natural predators, it has proliferated and spread, clogging intake pipes at water and power facilities and disrupting native ecosystems.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/mussel.html (350 words)

	Ecology: Crab predation, waterborne cues, and inducible defenses in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Crab predation, waterborne cues, and inducible defenses in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
		In the Gulf of Maine, estuarine shorelines with low water flow are characterized by high crab predation on the common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, compared to nearby shorelines with high water flow.
		Mussels at these high predation sites had thicker shells, relatively more shell mass, and...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:53870309&... (232 words)

	Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring Program
		Each fall, scientists collect blue mussels, rotating among 38 sites around the Gulf of Maine, and analyze their whole tissues for a variety of contaminants.
		Conduct regional contaminant monitoring using the blue mussel as an indicator of habitat exposure to organic and inorganic contaminants.
		Gulfwatch: monitoring spatial and temporal patterns of trace metal and organic contaminants in the Gulf of Maine (1991-1997) with the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42:491-505.
	www.gulfofmaine.org /gulfwatch (1258 words)

	Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758): Baby Blues
		An easily recognizable bivalve, the edible Blue Mussel is a midnight blue/fl color with somewhat wing-shaped valves (the two shell halves).
		Mytilus edulis was spread throughout the coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere because of the fact that the Blue Mussels, using their thread-like byssus, attach themselves to the hulls of ships, thus traveling great distances; as a result the bivalve is also found in seas of South America.
		The Blue Mussel is found (and farmed) in Europe as well, where it is eaten much more frequently than in the U.S. Notes
	www.mitchellspublications.com /guides/shells/articles/0043 (237 words)

	Marine Organisms: Mytilus edulis (Bowdoin, Coastal Studies Center) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mytilus edulis (Blue Mussel): The common blue mussel is an important competitor in the New England rocky intertidal.
		It filter-feeds on phytoplankton by drawing seawater into its incurrent siphon (the larger opening with the frilly edge) filtering out phytoplankton on its ciliated gill and that ejecting the filtered seawater out its excurrent siphon (the smaller opening with the smooth edge).
		Its lower limit can be determined by predation by seastars such as Asterias vulgaris; small mussels are efficiently eaten by the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus.
	academic.bowdoin.edu /csc/organisms/animal/html/mytilus.shtml (158 words)

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		BSW100: 100% cotton denim or twill, Blue Mussel buttons, left shoulder sleeve tailored welt pocket, Blue Suede piping (cuffs, collar)..$130.00
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	www.crookedbrook.com /womens-chef-jackets-coats.htm (2103 words)

	Blue Mussel, Cooked, Moist Heat \| aHealthyAdvantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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	www.ahealthyadvantage.com /topic/nutrients/1862 (179 words)

	Calories in Blue mussel
		Find out the nutritional information in Blue mussel (cooked, moist heat) by using the table below.
		The table not only gives the Blue mussel calorie detail but also all the nutrition details and nutritional information on Blue mussel, and can be used to help you lose weight.
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	www.weightlossforgood.co.uk /nutrition/blue_mussel.htm (104 words)

	The Blue Mussel, Naples Florida, sea shells, coral, starfish, sand dollars, unique seashells
		The Blue Mussel has been in business since 1962.
		We have built our reputation by having the most beautiful and unusual decorative shells and coral from around the world, along with an assortment of jewelry, candles and hand carved wood products.
		We are always ready to work with you in finding what you need.
	www.bluemussel.com (106 words)

	Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis
		The light, blue-fl, elongated shell of the Blue Mussel grows to an average diameter of 5 cm.
		This mussel is very abundant on the rocky shores of the St. Lawrence, from the intertidal zone to a depth of 10 m.
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	www.qc.ec.gc.ca /CSL/inf/inf022_004_e.html (118 words)

	The Blue Mussel, Naples Florida sea shells, decorative shells, coral, shelling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Blue Mussel was opened in 1962 and still is in the original location at 478 Fifth Ave.
		Through our many contacts, we are able to find whatever a designer may need for a project, if we don't already have it in stock.
		To learn more about The Blue Mussel click on the "visit our website" link at the top of this page.
	www.explorenaples.com /brochure.phtml?memberno=1474 (528 words)

	Books about Mollusks - Seashells
		Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida by G. Bauer
		The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee by Paul Woodburn Parmalee
		Freshwater Mussels of Texas by Robert G. Howells
	home.att.net /~newbooks/molluskbooks.html (1625 words)

	Specieslist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Usually found in quiet bays but also occurs along the outer coast along with Mytilus californianus (the California Mussel).
		Normally found through the intertidal-zone to a depth of 5 m.
		As silt deposits increase within these mats, those mussels in the center will move or "crawl" to the outside of the mat to prevent their being buried and smothered.
	academic.evergreen.edu /t/thuesene/bivalves/Specieslist.htm (1282 words)

	"Blue Mussel (Mytilus Edulis)" by S. Finch
		When I was a kid we used to walk there and fish for the crabs that hid under the rocky shale.
		We would collect old fishing line and tie it around smashed mussels to dangle in the water.
		These days I prefer a more gentle approach to studying aquatic life.
	www.tinyshowcase.com /artwork.php?id=25 (86 words)

	Adhesive of the Blue Mussel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Contents of this doctoral dissertation include: Biology of mussel adhesion, Mussel species, Coil Dimensions of Mefp-1, Flory's Virtual Chain model, Oxidation and aggregation, Effect of oxidation rate on aggregation, adsorption, Multilayer adsorption, Synthesis.
		Marine organisms are capable of gluing themselves, underwater to a wide range of surfaces like wood, steel, rock, etc. From the viewpoint of adhesion theory that is quite a trick.
		Water with all its polar interactions and hydrogen bonding capacities has to be displaced form the interference and, subsequently, adhesive layers have to be built without the possibility of drying.
	www.coronetbooks.com /books/adhe4024.htm (132 words)

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