BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Smishek Lake, Burke County, after detecting zebra mussel veligers in routine plankton tow ...

Plain pocketbook mussels propogated at an aquatic conservation center in Erie County are being stocked in Dunkard Creek in Greene County. Aquatic biologists from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the presence of zebra mussels in Bass Lake, near Cohasset in Itasca County. DNR invasive species staff issued a release on Monday, ...

“Feeding time,” says Shannon Boyle, pushing back her chair and pulling her attention away from the microscope she’s been bent over for the better part of an hour. She’s counting freshwater mussel ...

State regulators Friday renewed their warning against the invasive golden mussel after confirming their presence in Southern California lake. The invasive species, often resembling edible mussels in ...

Invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed in Big Marine Lake in northern Washington County, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The adult zebra mussels were found on boats ...

As highly-invasive golden mussels spread across California waterways, officials are urging boaters to take thorough precautions to avoid introducing the species to unaffected waters over the busy ...

Idaho spent $3M in 2023 on chemical treatments to kill invasive quagga mussels in the Snake River. A study found that the treatment destroyed up to 90% of invertebrate populations. Mussels reappeared ...

When I think of mussels (the shellfish, not the gym-rat kind), I think of the ocean. Seagulls wheeling overhead, the gross but nostalgic smell of seaweed, maybe of wine and butter on a Friday summer ...

Lake Berryessa remains free of invasive freshwater mussels — for now. But the recent arrival of golden mussels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has prompted Napa County to bolster its efforts to ...

Emma Sheehan receives funding from DEFRA, European Commission and Offshore Shellfish Ltd. Funders are not involved in research design or interpretation. Llucia Mascorda-Cabre receives funding from ...

You’ve heard for years about aquatic nuisance species, but what are they? The zebra mussel is likely the most famous. Or infamous. Let’s get back to the basics and review some of the most important ...