Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. The mussel is the hoover of the sea, taking ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A hundred rare mussels are slipping quietly into Appalachian waters — and they just might help keep rivers cleaner and power running. The Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering ...
SAN ANTONIO – Think of it as a liver transplant. The San Antonio River Authority is reintroducing 5,000 freshwater mussels into the river over the next month or two, generally between Interstate 10 ...
The Center for Biological Diversity today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it intends to sue the agency for failing to make a timely decision on whether the western ridged mussel should be ...
While mussels are a vital and economically important food source, their filter-feeding behavior causes them to absorb ...
Researchers find that artificial habitats can support populations of Carter’s freshwater mussels in southwestern Australia.
The recent discovery of a new type of invasive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is raising concerns that the non-native species could cause major ecological harm and inflict costly ...
Golden mussels are an invasive aquatic species that disrupt ecosystems, filter away nutrients and damage shorelines – and they were recently spotted on a boat trying to enter Lake Tahoe. The golden ...
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Responding to a petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today listed the round hickorynut and longsolid freshwater ...
You may have heard that various kinds of invasive plants and animals create problems for the species that are native to an area. In the case of the quagga mussel, which only grows to the size of a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The non-native freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei, or golden mussel, was recently discovered in the Port of Stockton.