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The Stewart Island Mussel Farming Experience

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Big

Glo

ryBay

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Big Glory Bay is about 10 km south of Oban.

Stewart Island Mussel farms are locatedthere.

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Spat is baby Mussels broughtdown from the North Island

Spat are held in place by acotton stocking like yourgranny wears

Over time the spat attaches

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There are two types of Mussels Blue andGreen

Thinning of spat happens at about 7 months

Thinning allows room for remaining musselsto grow

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Very hard work

Machines strip mussels fromrope.

Mussels are bagged forMarket

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Extra activity in the waterways

Human Waste

Rubbish

Chemical Spills

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To the marketTo the market

They get

harveste

They get sold

to shops

They areeatenand