Rewilding green-lipped mussels

New Zealand’s natural mussel beds are being restored with science and support from the Marlborough community, improving life on the seabed for the future.
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PhD students Emilee Benjamin and Trevyn Toone are working with local mussel farmers on a special project in the heart of New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds.
They are rewilding green-lipped mussels and restoring old shellfish beds. The restoration project will encourage wild mussels to re-establish in their historic habitat.
The project is tracking well and there are already signs of success.

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