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Warning issued for recreationally harvested mussels from California coast

Mussels gathered by recreational harvesters from California’s ocean shore should not be consumed by humans for the next six ...

Toxic shellfish found along Northern California coast

California health officials are urging people to avoid eating shellfish gathered along parts of the Bay Area coast after ...

Warning issued for recreational mussels along California coast

Los Angeles County public health officials are urging people not to eat recreationally harvested mussels from the California ...

How mussels get their mighty grip

Mussels attach to rocks, ships and other structures underwater using small hair-like fibres called byssus threads. These contribute the most to the mussel’s ability to cling to a surface despite ...
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Scientists find the first live northern riffleshells seen in nearly 40 years

Two small mussels pulled from the gravel bottom of Michigan’s Black River in 2025 have rewritten what biologists thought they ...

Freshwater mussels in Michigan, other states, get new environmental protections

Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over ...