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CLEVELAND, Ohio – They go by the strangest names - fatmucket, little spectaclecase and snuffbox, to name a few. They come in hundreds of species and can be as small as a navy bean or as large as a ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering ...

The internet loves to treat seafood as a delicate mystery that requires guesswork. It is not. Preparing live bivalves like ...

Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...

The Niagara River is a powerful force in Western New York, helping to supply electricity to areas throughout the entire state — and the fate of its water quality relies heavily on fish and their ...

Freshwater mussels are returning to Pennsylvania after centuries of decline. Pennsylvania is included in a new federal critical habitat for four endangered species.

WITH ONE EXPERT ON HOW DYING POPULATIONS COULD HURT THE BAY. REPORTER: CLEAN WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND HERE AT THE INNER WATER -- WHEN -- INNER HARBOR, MEET THEM. FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE IN ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A new festival is coming to East Tennessee to celebrate one of the biggest supporters of river habitat ...

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 ...

A freshwater mussel found in parts of the Rio Grande is at the center of a new legal fight. The Center for Biological ...