Shellfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

11.3.1 Mussel

The sexes are separate green mussel is faster growing species than brown mussel. It has been also found that cultured species grow faster than natural ones, and in open sea it grows faster in bays or lagoon. P. viridis attain sexual maturity at a very small size such as 15.5-28.0 mm length i.e., 2-3 months old.