New Zealand Seashore

DSC_2997 Green-lipped mussel, or porohe (Perna canaliculus) showing the difference between male and female mussels. Males have creamy white flesh and females are apricot-coloured. This is one of the largest mussel species in the world, and it is now farmed commercially. Mussel aquaculture produced around 95,000 tonnes in 2010, with local and overseas sales earning in excess of $200 million. Dunedin *

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DSC_2997 Green-lipped mussel, or porohe (Perna canaliculus) showing the difference between male and female mussels. Males have creamy white flesh and females are apricot-coloured. This is one of the largest mussel species in the world, and it is now farmed commercially. Mussel aquaculture produced around 95,000 tonnes in 2010, with local and overseas sales earning in excess of $200 million. Dunedin *

DSC 2997 Green lipped shelled mussel porohe kuku Perna canaliculus male female flesh Dunedin