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Kōrero: Aquaculture

Green-lipped mussels for sale

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Green-lipped mussels for sale

When New Zealand’s farmed mussels are ready for sale, at 12–18 months, they are freighted to over 60 countries. Live mussels are available year-round in New Zealand supermarkets and fish shops.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Maggy Wassilieff, Aquaculture – Green-lipped mussels, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4752/green-lipped-mussels-for-sale (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.