Mussels take a dive in West Tennessee river towns

[jshepherd]

This is an interesting article on the Tennesee mussel industry.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...els+take+a+dive+in+West+Tennessee+river+towns

 

[Caitlin]

I saw that and was going to put it up, but I see ya beat me to it. It just about made me cry -

 

[SteveM]

Loss of work in these times is not good, but considering the sinister repercussions of the high-rolling years (and whenever a pile of easy money and humans coincide) it doesn't seem so bad that those molluscs get a break. Given developments in beadless saltwater (not to mention CFWP?and conch!) looks like it's going to be a long one.

 

[GemGeek]

For a time, they were seriously over-harvested, so it seems like a welcome break for the mussel population. It's sad for the industry, though.