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Harvesting mussels

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Harvesting mussels

A hauling rig helps to lift laden and heavy mussel ropes in Pelorus Sound, home to many of Marlborough’s mussel farms.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Pelorus valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31820/harvesting-mussels (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 30 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.