To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre. To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits ...

Women prepare ochong’a at Asat beach /FAITH MATETEAs Lake Victoria grapples with a deepening ecological crisis, a small freshwater shrimp locally known as ochong’a is emerging as a symbol of ...

A strong forage base is the foundation of a great fishery. Having a dynamic food web ensures little fish become big fish, and ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s ... Stingrays locate prey, usually clams and crabs, with sensors located around their mouth that can detect an animal’s electrical field.

Before the development of plastic, buttons were made from mussel shells. Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating ...

Georgia DNR says Daniels, who was actually targeting catfish at the time, was surprised when his shrimp-baited line yielded ...

A lake in northeastern Japan's Aomori Prefecture has begun its freshwater-clam harvesting season. About 150 boats left the port of Lake Jusanko early Thursday morning to harvest the shellfish, known ...

This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of ... One of the most common forms of trauma encountered in turtles is shell injury, as a result of falling (they are ...