Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

Environmentalists on Thursday revived efforts to protect a freshwater East Coast mussel called the brook floater.

Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in ...

The information presented on this webpage is intended to help protect endangered mussels that live in the Tippecanoe River. The Tippecanoe River is home to one of the most diverse populations of ...

Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...

Whiskeytown and other California waters are in danger of being invaded by 1 of the state's latest invasive species, golden ...

Zebra mussels are small, bivalve mollusks that thrive in freshwater environments by attaching themselves to surfaces such as ...

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) announced Wednesday that its boat launch closures will remain in effect ...

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell, a soft body with respiratory, digestive and reproductive organs, and a muscular foot for locomotion, burrowing ...

(WDEF) – The Tennessee Aquarium is flexing its mussels with a brand-new exhibit that shines a spotlight on some of the river’s most overlooked but important residents—freshwater mussels.

In November of 2023, we posted an article that examined the possibilities of restoring freshwater mussels (of the family Unionidae) to the Niagara River. The article, originally posted by Jackie ...

A growing aquatic threat in California has prompted the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to adopt stricter inspection requirements for motorized watercraft entering Lake Tahoe. TRPA’s governing ...