Mussels
Life at Isolation Station
Noel Moleta was brought up on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds and has been farming sheep on an isolated property at nearby Titirangi Bay for four decades. Audio
Thirty tonnes of mussels to help Hauraki Gulf restoration
Thirty tonnes of green-lipped mussels are to be dropped in the Hauraki Gulf as part of work to re-establish shellfish beds that were destroyed by over-fishing last century.
Mussel beds on the move to help clean up water
Pioneering work to restore mussel-beds to the Hauraki Gulf will be replicated in the upper South Island where commercial fishing decimated stocks last century. Video, Audio
Restoring the Hauraki Gulf with mussels
A project to restore the mussel beds in the waters around Auckland could provide part of the answer to cleaning up the Hauraki Gulf. The gulf has been affected by sediment and nitrate runoff from… Audio
MPI decision on infected oyster farms imminent
The Ministry for Primary Industries is expected to announce today whether it will order the destruction of two infected oyster farms on Stewart Island. Our reporter Ian Telfer is in Bluff. Audio
Nights' Science - Stella McQueen
Stella was doing a fish rescue on a short stretch of stream on a farm. She expected eels, maybe a few fish. What she got was 406 kakahi or freshwater mussels. Audio
Mussel farming In Marlborough
John Young is one of New Zealand's pioneer mussel farmers. He's the head of Marlborough Sounds based business Clearwater Mussels, which operates a mix of company-owned, and shareholder-owned farms… Audio, Gallery
Insight: The Future of Marine Farming in Marlborough’s Seaways
RNZ's regional reporter for Nelson and Marlborough, Tracy Neal, explores the future for marine farming in the Marlborough Sounds as hundreds of consents come up for renewal. Video, Audio, Gallery
Marine science round-up
A medley of marine science news including the challenges facing mussel bed restoration in the Hauraki Gulf, a multi-level habitat cascade that depends on cockles at its base, the discovery that… Audio
Spicy mussel soup
Recipe by Reni Wereta-Gargiulo
From Nine To Noon on Monday 11 July 2016
Crushing mussels, crunching data
They call it the 'mussel crusher', a machine developed by NIWA to test the strength of New Zealand mussel shells and help the local aquaculture industry Video, Audio
Mussel breeding
Breeding New Zealand green-lipped mussels in the lab. Henry Kaspar is a mussel specialist at the Cawthron Institute, who's trying to improve aquaculture survival rates and selectively breed better… Audio
Native Fish
New Zealand fish with Stella McQueen, self-confessed native fish geek, author and field worker... freshwater mussels as well as a freshwater limpet that secretes glowing mucus when disturbed. Audio
Mussels with Garlic and Fino Sherry
Recipe by Jacob Brown
From Afternoons on Friday 3 October 2014
Fresh Fast Food - Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown is owner and chef of The Larder restaurant in Miramar. Audio
Half Shell Mussels With Garlic Butter On The Grill
Recipe by Peter Vitasovich
From Nine To Noon on Monday 25 March 2013