mussel

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Supriyanto, 32, is a green mussel trader and once bought from local fishermen who harvested the shellfish offshore.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

On Wednesday, they served a mussel dish with garlic confit and serrano chili developed by his breakfast sous chef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Please note that officials are asking for these citizen reports to include the specific location of the observation and at least one clear close-up photograph of the mussel.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

The seabed there contains carbon-storing muds, maerl beds and horse mussel reefs which form part of a rich and complex underwater ecosystem.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

Even when it reached the grand staircase to the palace, the mussel continued, undaunted.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin