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VMI East Jutland blue shell mussel dredge

MSC status

Certified as sustainable in March 2012.

Summary

Species: Blue shell mussel (Mytlius edulis)
Location: Southern Kattegat and the Baltic Sea and is part of ICES subarea IIIa and FAO statistical area 27.
Fishing methods:  Mussel Dredge
Number of fisheries: 1

Fishery tonnage

3,100t in 2010.

Commercial market

Products are fresh and processed mussels (canned) with markets identified as mainland Europe.

Actual eligibility date

17 May 2011

 

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