The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
In Spain, mussels comprise around 90% of the total aquaculture production. Spanish mussel culture takes place almost exclusively in Galicia. The high productivity of the Galician coasts is a consequence of its western oceanic bound together with the seasonal northerly winds, generating strong upwelling of rich nutrient cold waters from May to September. When winds change to a southward direction,...