Mussel Appreciation Day puts spotlight on humble shellfishSCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Sanfords mussel farm manager Zane Charman and Omega Seafood marketing manager Jo O'Connell are giving the humble mussel a day to shine. A humble shellfish is to get its own appreciation day as Marlborough prepares to go MAD. The meek and timid mussel will come under the spotlight next month as the region's first Mussel Appreciation Day (MAD) gets underway. The move comes as the annual Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival gets underway next month on March 17. Mussel Appreciation Day on March 16 will be marked by mussel-themed menus in various Marlborough restaurants and bars.

Source: Stuff February 28, 2018 00:00 UTC