Putting the harvest into the sorting hopper
The mussels are iced down to keep them super fresh prior to grading and packing
The grading and hand sorting processing line
A final quality check before the mussels are put into 5 kilo nets for shipping
Loading freshly harvested mussels into the de-byssing machine which removes the mussel beards
The mussels are put into 5 kilo nets and boxed for shipping to the wholesalers
Half a ton of best Shetland Island mussels ready to roll!