“Lots of organisms, besides people, like to eat blue mussels,” he wrote. As you ... freshwater mussels are not considered as tasty as saltwater mussels. Contaminants and pollutants in the ...
Other mussels can jump up and clamp onto a fish’s face to expel their larvae onto its gills. • Worldwide there are 890 known freshwater mussel species, and 302 of those live in North America.
Freshwater mussels ... and conserving mussels are essential activities for preserving the health of our waterways. One way humans measure our health is by checking our hearts. Mussels are like the ...
Freshwater mussels are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the world — over 80 species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and >20 species have recently gone extinct. As such, ...
NATHAN DENZIN (voice-over): One animal that can be squeezed out by low water is mussels. LISIE KITCHEL, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: They're basically just, you know, a mollusk with ...
Mussels are a key part of the Tippecanoe River ecosystem. Check out the pages below to see what you can do to help protect our mussels and improve the water quality of the Tippecanoe River.