we've got a knack for this farming thing
But the truth is we've got it down to a science.
Always fresh from the waters of Penn Cove; We grow, wet store, distribute and export Penn Cove Mussels, Mediterranean Mussels, Manila Clams, and a vast delicious variety of regionally farmed Pacific oysters.
Every Day. Rain or Shine. Five days a week!
At the present time, Penn Cove Shellfish grows and harvests approximately 2 million pounds of mussels per year!
We start production of our product in our own hatcheries and follow it through from planting, maturity, harvest and distribution. We never feed or fertilize our shellfish, we only give them an ideal place to grow and thrive.
As a matter of fact, mussel farming provides a habitat and ecosystem environment for many species and adds to the overall health of the marine ecosystem!
Our Harvest vessel, the "Mytilus". This vessel and the rest of our boats and equipment were manufactured at our fabrication shop at Everest Marine.
Most days our two 64-foot, custom mussel harvesting vessels, the "Moule Mariner" and the "Mytilus" can be seen alongside our mussel rafts in Penn Cove. Each of the mussel rafts support between 900 to 2500 mussel lines and can yield up to 50 pounds of mussels on each line. The mussels take about 12 months to reach a harvestable size, so there's an ongoing rotation among the rafts between juvenile mussels and those ready to harvest, enabling year-round mussel production and optimum quality.
Boats and equipment have come a long way on our farm sites as new needs and ideas generate new projects. Please see our web site at www.everest-marine.com for more information on our boats or equipment.
Combining the work of conservation and public health organizations, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has identified farmed mussels, clams and oysters as "Super Green," meaning they’re a good seafood choice for human health and their production doesn’t harm the oceans. These products are rated as a "Best Choice" on the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Green List, the Blue Ocean Institute Seafood Ranking guide and the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Seafood list.
