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Mussel farming in Chile. Mussel farming is an increasingly popular and profitable form of aquaculture. Fishermen collect the mussels from lines to which dense clusters have attached themselves. The most commonly farmed mussel is the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
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Mussel farming in Chile. Chile is one of the most important fisheries in the world, and in addition to line- and-net caught fish such as mackerel and anchovy, fish farming is now increasingly practised. Large clusters of mussels attach themselves to lines, from which the fish farmers collect them.

The cultivation of fish and shellfish for human consumption; see fish farming.



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