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, ...

Lance Butler, a senior scientist with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and his team cultivate up to 50,000 freshwater ...

Throughout the slow-flowing water, freshwater mussels act as animal engineers, building a thriving ecosystem by processing organic material and nutrients. “China is a diversity hotspot of ...

AUSTIN, Texas— Following a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized protections today for seven Texas species of freshwater mussels. The ...

Mussels are freshwater heroes — dubbed the “kidneys” of the waterways they occupy — but their populations have significantly plummeted in the Niagara River Basin over the years.

You can opt for a whole fish, smaller portions, heads or fillets. And for shellfish, try the fresh mussels or make things easy for yourself and pick up a Morrisons Market Street fish pie mix.

The festival is part of Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful’s Tennessee River Mussel Movement initiative, which aims to protect and bolster freshwater mussels. The initiative is a collaboration ...