Clousta
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Clousta is a hamlet on Mainland, Shetland, in that island's west. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel
farming, and crofting
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Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
farming, and crofting
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
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