3.3. Weight loss
Pre- and post-transport treatments showed clear trends for changes
in batchweight (Fig. 3A). All non-depuratedmussels lost between 13.4–
16.7% mass, irrespective of transport conditions, and were significantly
different to all depurated mussels (ANOVA, P b 0.05–0.001). Depurated
mussels lost between ca. 2–8% mass,with the iced and lidded treatment
(2.7%) significantly lower than mussels transported under ambient and
unlidded conditions (8.2%; ANOVA, P b 0.01).
Re-watered mussels regained batch weight very quickly upon
immersion in water regardless of temperature (Fig. 3B). After only
10 min, mussel mass increased to 13.7 and 15.7% and after 60 min
immersion to 17.8 and 17.1% at 5 and 10 °C, respectively. There were
no significant differences in mass increase between temperature regimes,
or between immersion times at 10 °C. However, at 5 °C, the
batch weight gain after 30 and 60 min was significantly greater than
after 10 min (ANOVA, P b 0.05).