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Mussel
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| A common bivalve that often lives in clusters. | ||
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| Roe: | Aged Roe: | Aged Roe: (+40%)
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The Mussel is a fish that can be found in the ocean during any season using a Crab Pot. It can also be foraged from the Beach or mined from a Mussel Node in the Ginger Island quarry. Like all fish caught from the crab pot, it cannot be eaten unless it is used in a Cooking recipe.
Map
The Mussel can be found at the beach.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions | |
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| Neutral | • • • • • • |
| Dislike | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
| Hate | • • |
Bundles
A Mussel is an option for the 
Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Restores | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Fish Stew | It smells a lot like the sea. Tastes better, though. |  Crayfish (1) Mussel (1) Periwinkle (1) Tomato (1)
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 225 101
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 Fishing (+3)
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 16m 47s
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 175g
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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100 45
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N/A | N/A |
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (2) Any Fish (1)
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N/A | N/A | N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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N/A | N/A |
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75g
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Tailoring
Mussel can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Mussels can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every day. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. Typical output includes dark gray Mussel Roe, Seaweed, and various Trash items, but more valuable items are possible starting at population 5.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 5 Clay | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 Bug Meat or 5 Quartz | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 Sea Urchin, 5 Solar Essence, or 1 Wild Bait | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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11 | 1-4 | 13% | 3-6% |
| 5-8 | 12% | 6-9% | ||
| 9-10 | 11% | 9-10% | ||
| Seaweed (1-3)
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10 | 1-4 | 9% | 2-4% |
| 5-8 | 9% | 5-7% | ||
| 9-10 | 8% | 7-8% | ||
 Trash (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 8% | 1.9-4% |
| 5-8 | 7% | 4-6% | ||
| 9-10 | 6% | 6% | ||
 Driftwood (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 1-2% |
| 5-8 | 4% | 2.1-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Broken Glasses (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.9% |
| 5-8 | 4% | 2-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Broken CD (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.8% |
| 5-8 | 3% | 1.9-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Soggy Newspaper (1)
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10 | 1-4 | 4% | 0.9-1.7% |
| 5-8 | 3% | 1.8-3% | ||
| 9-10 | 3% | 3% | ||
 Coral (1)
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13 | 5-8 | 6% | 4-5% |
| 9-10 | 6% | 5-6% | ||
 Sea Urchin (1)
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16 | 5-8 | 5% | 3-4% |
| 9-10 | 4% | 4% | ||
 Warp Totem: Beach (1)
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10 | 9-10 | 7% | 6-7% |
 Nautilus Shell (1)
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14 | 9-10 | 2% | 1.7-1.9% |
| Nothing | 1-4 | 54% | 89-78% | |
| 5-8 | 47% | 71-58% | ||
| 9-10 | 43% | 50-46% |
Quests
- One Mussel may be requested by several ocean fish in Fish Pond quests to increase the capacity of the pond from 7 to 10.
History
- 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests.
| Foraging | |
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| Basic | Sap |
| Spring | Common Mushroom • Daffodil • Dandelion • Leek • Morel • Salmonberry • Spring Onion • Wild Horseradish |
| Summer | Fiddlehead Fern • Grape • Red Mushroom • Spice Berry • Sweet Pea |
| Fall | Blackberry • Chanterelle • Common Mushroom • Hazelnut • Wild Plum |
| Winter | Crocus • Crystal Fruit • Holly • Snow Yam • Winter Root |
| The Beach | Clam • Cockle • Coral • Mussel • Nautilus Shell • Oyster • Rainbow Shell • Sea Urchin • Seaweed |
| The Mines | Cave Carrot • Purple Mushroom • Red Mushroom |
| The Desert | Cactus Fruit • Coconut |
| Skull Cavern | Dinosaur Egg • Fiddlehead Fern |
| Ginger Island | Ginger • Magma Cap |
