Mussel

Mussel
A common bivalve that often lives in clusters.
Information
Source	Crab Pot: Saltwater Foraging: The Beach Mussel Node Turtle
Season	All
Size (inches)	1–5
XP	Crab Pot: 5 Fishing XP Foraging: 7 Foraging XP Mussel Node: 5 Mining XP
Energy	Inedible
Sell Prices Base Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%) 30g 37g 45g 60g 37g 46g 56g 75g 45g 55g 67g 90g
Artisan Sell Prices Roe Aged Roe Aged Roe (+40%) 45g 90g 126g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Mussel, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Mussel - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Mussel is a fish that can be caught using a Crab Pot in any saltwater body of water. It can also be foraged from the Beach, mined from a Mussel Node on the Ginger Island beach, gifted by a pet turtle with max friendship, or randomly found at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="30"100–1,000g. Like all fish caught from the crab pot, it cannot be eaten unless it is used in a Cooking recipe or smoked.

75 Mussels can be traded for a Mango Sapling at the Island Trader.

Bundles

A Mussel is an option for the Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Fish Stew	It smells a lot like the sea. Tastes better, though.	Crayfish (1) Mussel (1) Periwinkle (1) Tomato (1)	225 101	Fishing (+3)	16m 47s	Willy (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="175">175g
	Maki Roll	Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed.	Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)	100 45	N/A	N/A	The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="220">220g
	Quality Fertilizer	Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.	Sap (4) Any Fish (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Farming Level 9	data-sort-value="10">10g
	Sashimi	Raw fish sliced into thin pieces.	Any Fish (1)	75 33	N/A	N/A	Linus (Mail - 3+ )	data-sort-value="75">75g

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.

Quests

Pond Capacity		Quest Item	Fishing XP Granted
Before Quest	After Quest
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

Produce

Item(s) Produced	Fishing XP Granted	Population	% of Items	Overall Daily Chance
Roe (1)	11	1-4	13%	3-6%
		5-8	12%	6-9%
		9-10	11%	9-10%
Seaweed (1-3)	10	1-4	9%	2-4%
		5-8	9%	5-7%
		9-10	8%	7-8%
Trash (1)	10	1-4	8%	1.9-4%
		5-8	7%	4-6%
		9-10	6%	6%
Driftwood (1)	10	1-4	4%	1-2%
		5-8	4%	2.1-3%
		9-10	3%	3%
Broken Glasses (1)	10	1-4	4%	0.9-1.9%
		5-8	4%	2-3%
		9-10	3%	3%
Broken CD (1)	10	1-4	4%	0.9-1.8%
		5-8	3%	1.9-3%
		9-10	3%	3%
Soggy Newspaper (1)	10	1-4	4%	0.9-1.7%
		5-8	3%	1.8-3%
		9-10	3%	3%
Coral (1)	13	5-8	6%	4-5%
		9-10	6%	5-6%
Sea Urchin (1)	16	5-8	5%	3-4%
		9-10	4%	4%
Warp Totem: Beach (1)	10	9-10	7%	6-7%
Nautilus Shell (1)	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.
• Five Mussel may be requested by The Raccoon as part of the first request or as part of the sixth request and beyond.

History

• 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests.
• 1.5: Can be found in Mussel Nodes on Ginger Island. 75 can now be traded for a Mango Sapling at the Island Trader.
• 1.6: Can now be requested by the Raccoon. Can now be gifted by a pet turtle with max friendship. Now liked by Evelyn.