BROOKLYN, NY - OCTOBER 24: View of Spicy Thai Green Curry Mussels by chef Adam Geringer-Dunn of Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. at the Farm2Fork Festival presented by Rodale's Organic Life on October 24, 2015 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Rodale)

FALMOUTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 12 : Sophie Macock of Cornwall shellfish merchants, Sailors Creek, preparing shellfish for market on March 12, 2021 in Flushing, Falmouth, United Kingdom.The River Fal oyster beds are the only beds still harvested under sail and oar in Europe. This process creates a naturally sustainable environment as the number of oysters caught is low and the oystermen are permitted to only work a set number of hours per day. Since Brexit the UK is classed as a "third country" by the EU meaning that shellfish exported from the waters around Cornwall are now required to go through a depuration process. Bivalves, such as oysters and mussels, are kept in a clean water tank to purge possible contaminants before exports are permitted into EU countries. Prior to Brexit EU buyers were able to re-locate the British shellfish in their own waters and process them as and when sold, now the whole of each batch is stressed before transport and in need of onward selling in a much shorter timeframe. Shellfish fishers have appealed to the UK's environment secretary, George Eustice MP, to "urgently explore" help for the country's shellfish business, valued at £12million per year, which has been disrupted by the new regulations and many fishers are facing an uncertain future. (Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

A piece of mussel shell is surgically implanted into the gonad of an oyster, which should in time create a beaded cultured pearl, Japan, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

25th November 1933: Mussel gatherers with their catch at Morecambe, Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

EAST GRINSTEAD, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: Freshwater mussel shells are seen on the shore of Weir Wood reservoir which is at 36% normal capacity on February 6 , 2006 in East Grinstead, England. Most of England and Wales has only received a third of their average rainfall and reservoirs in the South East particularly Sussex and Kent are low for the time of year - bringing increased fears of a drought this Summer. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

EAST GRINSTEAD, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: Freshwater mussel shells are seen on the shore of Weir Wood reservoir which is at 36% normal capacity on February 6 , 2006 in East Grinstead, England. Most of England and Wales has only received a third of their average rainfall and reservoirs in the South East particularly Sussex and Kent are low for the time of year - bringing increased fears of a drought this Summer. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

SHENGSI COUNTY, CHINA - JUNE 29: (CHINA OUT) Fishermen cook the harvested mussels before processing at coastal Shengshan Township on June 29, 2006 in Shengsi County of Zhejiang Province, east China. The Shengsi Islands are one of the island groups in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China's leading fishing ground and the largest offshore island groups. Shengsi is renowned for its fishery and marine products processing industry. The islands, about 31 sea miles from Shanghai, are also a popular resort and known as the "Fairyland of the Sea", with more than 400 islands dotting the ocean for sightseeing expeditions. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

SHENGSI COUNTY, CHINA - JUNE 29: (CHINA OUT) Workers process mussel at a mussel processing factory at coastal Shengshan Township on June 29, 2006 in Shengsi County of Zhejiang Province, east China. The Shengsi Islands are one of the island groups in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China's leading fishing ground and the largest offshore island groups. Shengsi is renowned for its fishery and marine products processing industry. The islands, about 31 sea miles from Shanghai, are also a popular resort and known as the "Fairyland of the Sea", with more than 400 islands dotting the ocean for sightseeing expeditions. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

SHENGSI COUNTY, CHINA - JUNE 30: (CHINA OUT) Fishermen carry the mussels they harvested from the mussel farm at coastal Shengshan Township on June 30, 2006 in Shengsi County of Zhejiang Province, east China. The Shengsi Islands are one of the island groups in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China's leading fishing ground and the largest offshore island groups. Shengsi is renowned for its fishery and marine products processing industry. The islands, about 31 sea miles from Shanghai, are also a popular resort and known as the "Fairyland of the Sea", with more than 400 islands dotting the ocean for sightseeing expeditions. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

BORDEN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: A worker shovels through mussels as they are processed at the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in Borden, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW LONDON BAY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Neal Elsworth places socks loaded with mussels into a bin after retrieving them through the ice for the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

BORDEN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: A worker stacks boxes of mussels as they are prepared for shipping at the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in Borden, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

BORDEN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Workers sort through mussels as they are processed and prepared for shipping at the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in Borden, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW LONDON BAY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Mussels are seen in a tub after being lifted out of the ice during a harvest for the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW LONDON BAY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Workers harvest mussels through the ice for the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW LONDON BAY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Neal Elsworth and other workers cut off the socks loaded with mussels after retrieving them through the ice for the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW LONDON BAY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - MARCH 25: Mussels are suspended from a rope after being lifted out of the ice during a harvest for the Confederation Cove Mussel co. March 25, 2008 in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown in mesh stockings that are suspended from ropes in the water. These ropes are anchored at the bottom and suspended from a buoy. During the winter months Confederation Cove Mussel co. cuts through the ice to retrieve the mussels. Prince Edward Island produces 80 percent of North America's cultured mussels. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: A couple eat mussels at the Vintage Festival on July 29, 2011 in London, England. The Vintage Festival is currently being held at the Royal Festival Hall celebrating seven decades of British cool, including music, dance, fashion, food, art, design and film from the 1920s to the 1980's. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

FALMOUTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 12 : Martin Laity, co-owner of Cornwall shellfish merchants Sailors Creek, sorts mussels for purification on March 12, 2021 in Flushing, Falmouth, United Kingdom.The River Fal oyster beds are the only beds still harvested under sail and oar in Europe. This process creates a naturally sustainable environment as the number of oysters caught is low and the oystermen are permitted to only work a set number of hours per day. Since Brexit the UK is classed as a "third country" by the EU meaning that shellfish exported from the waters around Cornwall are now required to go through a depuration process. Bivalves, such as oysters and mussels, are kept in a clean water tank to purge possible contaminants before exports are permitted into EU countries. Prior to Brexit EU buyers were able to re-locate the British shellfish in their own waters and process them as and when sold, now the whole of each batch is stressed before transport and in need of onward selling in a much shorter timeframe. Shellfish fishers have appealed to the UK's environment secretary, George Eustice MP, to "urgently explore" help for the country's shellfish business, valued at £12million per year, which has been disrupted by the new regulations and many fishers are facing an uncertain future. (Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Stuffed mussels served by Kismet and Ciya at the 'Night Market' presented by The Los Angeles Times on May 08, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Los Angeles Times Food Bowl)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: A beach goer shells his mussels taken from the piers pylons at South Melbourne Beach on January 17, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Temperatures reached above 30 degrees celsius across Melbourne, where the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament is currently being. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Marinated mussels served by Kismet and Ciya at the 'Night Market' presented by The Los Angeles Times on May 08, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Los Angeles Times Food Bowl)