Scotland’s mussel and oyster farming sectors recorded harvest decreases of 5 percent and 21 percent respectively last year, while the overall value of these products dropped by GBP 400,000 (USD 587,635, EUR 525,617) to GBP 10.1 million (USD 14.8 million, EUR 13.3 million), according to figures published in Marine Scotland Science’s latest Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey.
Some 7,270 metric tons (MT) of mussels worth GBP 8.8 million (USD 12.9 million, EUR 11.6 million) were produced…