A rocky shoreline covered with clusters of blue-black mussels. The mussels cling tightly to the rocks, creating a textured surface. Some green algae is visible in the water pools among the rocks, reflecting sunlight.

Bouchot mussel farms in Lake Butrint in Ksamil, near Saranda, Ionian Coast, Albania, Europe

The Mussel House restaurant specialities of Bouchot mussels from Lake Butrint on the edge of which it is located, in Ksamil, near Saranda, Ionian coast, Albania, Europe

Classic dish of Spain, seafood paella in traditional pan on blue stone background top view. Spanish paella with shrimps, clamps, mussels, green peas and fresh lemon wedges from above, space for text

Classic dish of Spain, seafood paella in traditional pan on rustic blue concrete background top view. Spanish paella with shrimps, clamps, mussels, green peas and fresh lemon wedges from above

Blue Mussels, Mytilus edulis, Istria, Adriatic Sea, Croatia