News Forum - Shell shock: Songkla beach residents bemoan mussel decline

[Thaiger]

Residents around the Samila Beach area in Songkhla reported a decline in the green mussel population stating that it’s had a negative effect on the community who rely on them as a source of food. Small-sized mussels remain unsuitable for consumption, and it is estimated that the population requires further growth before harvesting is possible. Today, it … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

With covid restrictions these shells have a good life to grow bigger and healthy pervious years. Now all that is gone....hence the harvest has to wait for it to grow bigger. Better do aquaculture to increase the production. 

[bb54]

So they have been over harvested ! What are they moaning about, don't collect so many

[ChrisS]

Time maybe these 'residents' realised that they have been over fishing and unless they allow the stocks to replenish naturally and/or start farming them ecologically there will soon be NONE left at all and once they are gone they could be gone for good.

[Skip]

"Some speculate that the irregular weather conditions in the region might be responsible for this phenomenon."

While many of us know without speculation that the mussels have been overharvested and not allowed to mature.