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Mussel aquaculture: farming the sea in Maine
Presentation to the Great Salt Bay 3rdgrade class on Feb. 27, 2009.
Carter Newell, Ph.D., President, Pemaquid Mussel Farms, Damariscotta, Me.
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Video of a mussel pumping water looking at its exhalant siphon.
Notice that the mussel opens it shell and increases its exhalant siphon area when phytoplankton is added to the feeding flume. Mussels respond to changes in particle concentrations within a matter of seconds.
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Using modern engineering tools, we can model the flow of water in Maine’s coastal areas.
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