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 ...

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

Numerous reports of spawns have come in this week, so if you’re looking for quantity, shellcracker are your best bet.

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell, a soft body with respiratory, digestive and reproductive organs, and a muscular foot for locomotion, burrowing ...

Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...

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 ...

flower crabs and no less than six other different types of sea and freshwater shellfish. While there is a hot section featuring oatmeal prawns, chilli mud crabs and giant freshwater prawns cooked ...