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It could lead to greater sustainability and better income security for fishermen. On the windswept Wadden sea in the northern Netherlands, Dutch fisherman are on...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNew technology promises to revolutionise the Dutch mussel fishing industry. \u003cbr/\u003eIt could lead to greater sustainability and better income security for fishermen. \u003cbr/\u003eOn the windswept Wadden sea in the northern Netherlands, Dutch fisherman are on another mission to catch mussel seeds.\u003cbr/\u003eBut this is no ordinary catch, it's a new technique designed to protect the sea bed from the traditional trawling nets. \u003cbr/\u003eRather than attach themselves to objects on the bottom of the ocean, these infant mussels - or mussel seed - are clinging on to floating nets. \u003cbr/\u003eThe nets float just above the sea bed. Thet were set up by fishermen in the spring when microscopic mussel larvae drift freely.\u003cbr/\u003eThey're now being hauled in, without damaging the sea bed or disrupting other sea life and its ecosystems.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe seed will soon be transported to growing banks where they'll be left for around three years until they grow up to five centimetres (1.9 inches) long. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We bring a half-finished product to the market, which has to be returned to the bottom of the sea by the mussel growers - and very quickly, as it's living material. They (the growers) will then ensure that it results, after one, or two, or three years, in a consumption-ready mussel of about five, six, seven centimetres,\" says Kees Groot who invented the Mussel Seed Capture Installation system,\u003cbr/\u003eScientists say as well as helping the environment, the new fishing system has the potential to increase yields. \u003cbr/\u003ePauline Kamermans is a researcher at IMARES (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies), at Wageningen University. \u003cbr/\u003eShe says the new technology offers a good alternative to traditional methods: \"As well as the technical optimisation, the biological optimisation is very important. Because you have to have your netting in the water at the right time - when the larvae are planning to settle. And again, you need to harvest them at the right time, before they drop off the ropes or netting.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAt the moment around 70 percent of mussel seeds are collected by trawling methods, according to the Dutch Trade Ministry. \u003cbr/\u003eConcerned about the significant damage of trawling, the government - along with natural conversation organisations and the Mussel Producers Organisation - has introduced stricter regulations. \u003cbr/\u003eThe resulting Natural Protection Act envisages a ban on sea bed trawling in 2020. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's taken 10 years to develop the Mussel Seed Capture Installation, which currently harvests around 700-thousand kilograms of mussel seeds each year.\u003cbr/\u003eKees Groot hopes to expand that to over 1 million kilograms by 2015. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Another benefit of this method is the fact that you have a continuous supply of mussel seed, because there's never a year where you are unable to harvest mussel seed, whereas natural seed falls to the bottom (of the sea) and fluctuates - there are years when there is nothing to fish, because there's no supply, and there are years where there is an abundance of mussel seed - and you'd need a lot of space to sow them. This principle (concept) actually ensures that you are never without mussel seed, never without the raw material. And that's important for the industry, because if you can guarantee the continuity of the supply, then the mussel sector can guarantee its continuity,\" Groot says.\u003cbr/\u003eDutch mussel fishing is a 150-year-old industry. And at Prins \u0026amp;amp; Dingemanse, a mussel production company with 130 years of experience, there is great pride in the trade. \u003cbr/\u003eAbout 80 percent of Dutch mussels find their way into restaurants and markets in France and Belgium. \u003cbr/\u003ePrins \u0026amp;amp; Dingemanse product manager, Martijn van der Slujis, says there is a big difference in the quality of Dutch mussels compared to competitors from other countries. \u003cbr/\u003e\"The biggest difference is that we have a bottom culture mussel - that means our mussels really grow on the seabed,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003e\"That simply means that the meat, a muscle, is much firmer. And that makes a really big difference in taste compared with (mussels from) mostly abroad.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBy setting up the mussel nets in deep water just above the sea bed, a similar quality can be replicated. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's hoped that with further improvements the Mussel Seed Capture Installation will eventually replace trawling methods entirely - providing a sustainable, reliable and environmentally friendly way to fish for Dutch mussels. \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDen Helder, Netherlands -  28 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Mussel Seed Capture Installation, platform settled in western Wadden Sea near Den Helder\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of boat attached to Mussel Seed Capture Installation and a smaller boat going by\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of floating nets being pulled on to the platform\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of floating net with attached mussels seeds\u003cbr/\u003e5. Tilt from nets to floats\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of floats\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of floats being cleaned of algae by fishermen\u003cbr/\u003e8. Pan of Mussel Seed Capture Installation\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various of mussel seeds on net\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of nets with mussel seeds moving into brush section\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of mussel seeds being brushed of the net and falling onto conveyer belt below \u003cbr/\u003e12. Mussel seeds on conveyor belt\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mussel seeds being poured into boat's tank\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close of mussel seeds\u003cbr/\u003e15. Set-up of Kees Groot inventor of Mussel Seed Capture Installation\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close of mussel seeds in Groot's hands\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Kees Groot, Inventor and Entrepreneur:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We bring a half-finished product to the market, which has to be returned to the bottom of the sea by the mussel growers - and very quickly, as it's living material. They (the growers) will then ensure that it results, after one, or two, or three years, in a consumption-ready mussel of about five, six, seven centimetres.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eYerseke, Netherlands - 4 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e18. Pan from sea to Pauline Kamermans, researcher at IMARES, Wageningen University\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of mussel being measured by Kamermans\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Pauline Kamermans, Researcher at IMARES, Wageningen University:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"As well as the technical optimisation, the biological optimisation is very important. Because you have to have your netting in the water at the right time - when the larvae are planning to settle. And again, you need to harvest them at the right time, before they drop off the ropes or netting.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDen Helder, Netherlands - 28 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e21. Pan from nets with mussel seeds passing through brush\u003cbr/\u003e22. Mid of fisherman putting floats and nets back in the sea\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of floats in sea\u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of floats\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eYerseke, Netherlands - 4 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of crane unloading fully-grown mussels from boat in Yerseke, largest mussel growing bank in the Netherlands\u003cbr/\u003e26. Mussels being poured into tank\u003cbr/\u003e27. Tank being filled with sea water\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close of mussels in sea water \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDen Helder, Netherlands - 28 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Kees Groot, Inventor and Entrepreneur:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Another benefit of this method is the fact that you have a continuous supply of mussel seed, because there's never a year where you are unable to harvest mussel seed, whereas natural seed falls to the bottom (of the sea) and fluctuates - there are years when there is nothing to fish, because there's no supply, and there are years where there is an abundance of mussel seed - and you'd need a lot of space to sow them. This principle (concept) actually ensures that you are never without mussel seed, never without the raw material. And that's important for the industry, because if you can guarantee the continuity of the supply, then the mussel sector can guarantee its continuity.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eYerseke, Netherlands - 4 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of mussel washing process at Prins \u0026amp;amp; Dingemanse \u003cbr/\u003e31. Close of mussels being washed\u003cbr/\u003e32. Close of mussels on conveyor belt\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of manual selection of mussels\u003cbr/\u003e34. Mussels on conveyor belt \u003cbr/\u003e35. Various of boxes of mussels on packaging line \u003cbr/\u003e36. Set-up of Martijn van der Sluijs, product manager at Prins \u0026amp;amp; Dingemanse \u003cbr/\u003e37. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Martijn van der Sluijs, Product Communications Manager at Prins \u0026amp;amp; Dingemanse: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The biggest difference is that we have a bottom culture mussel - that means our mussels really grow on the seabed. They have to work there, so they are very active. And that simply means that the meat, a mussel, is much firmer. And that makes a really big difference in taste compared with (mussels from) mostly abroad, which are suspension mussels (suspended of rafts or ropes), and thus a little softer. And you can really taste the difference.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDen Helder, Netherlands - 28 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e38. 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