Alaska Shellfish Farms is one of the most northern Aquatic farms in the world, harvesting Oysters, Kelp and mussels. We are leaders of the Alaska mariculture industry driving the revolution in sustainable ocean farming.

2025年3月20日 · Blue mussels are considered a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under U.S. state and federal regulations. Learn more about wild and farmed blue mussels. Blue mussels are economically and environmentally important filter-feeding bivalves.

Alaskan waters contain three known species of freshwater mussels: Anodonta beringiana, Anodonta kennerlyi, and Margaritifera falcata. Anodonta beringiana, the Yukon floater, is a Beringian endemic that occurs in lakes in the Yukon River drainage, Alaska, and in Chukotka and Kamchatka, Russia.

Available literature and specimen data indicate that as many as four species of freshwater mussels may inhabit Alaskan rivers and lakes, but little is known about native mussel species distribution, and virtually nothing is known about non-native mollusk occurrence or distribution.

By the end of 1992, 72 aquatic farms will be permitted to culture seaweed, clam, scallop, blue mussel, abalone, and sea urchin. The new Alaskan shellfish farmers have many challenges.

Freshwater mussels (Unionoida: Unionidae) and non-pulmonate snails (Heterostropha: Valvatidae) play important roles in freshwater ecosystems, providing food and habitat for other aquatic organisms, and contributing to high water quality.

2015年12月15日 · Mussels are native to Alaska. Every summer, adult mussels spawn releasing billions of babies into the water column. The baby mussels, called seed or spat, are free swimming larvae for about a month before settling down to grow on a surface in the water.

With five species of salmon, several varieties of whitefish, and numerous types of crab and shellfish, Alaska offers mouthwatering seafood options for every taste and preference. Crispy pollock fish sticks combine with crunchy kohlrabi slaw and creamy cilantro crema to banish the mid-winter blahs.

Alaskan Blue Mussels fresh from the waters of Halibut Cove, Alaska, shipped overnight to your door, The mussels are $8 per pound (on sale for $7/pound), shipped live in the shell. There are 20-30 mussels per pound. We harvest daily and ship at 9AM Fedex Continental US and Alaska, next day delivery options are available.

2018年3月20日 · Because of their ecological and cultural value, mussels are an important part of our nearshore monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska. Collecting mussels from a sampling plot. When we began sampling in 2008, mussel beds were largest in Kenai Fjords National Park, averaging about 25,000 individuals/m 2.