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The Stewart Island Mussel Farming Experience
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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