The dreaded, destructive golden mussel has become an urgent topic among San Joaquin Valley water agencies prompting nearly ...

The summer boating season brings wakeboarding, fishing and good times on the water. It also brings the dreaded quagga mussel. The destructive aquatic invasive species infest lakes and reservoirs, ...

After a closure in late November, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that marine biotoxin levels in this area tested below the alert level.

The golden mussel, an invasive, nonnative freshwater bivalve, was recently discovered near the Port of Stockton. Wildlife officials are asking Californians to stay alert and help report any sightings.

A multi-agency team took a hands-on approach to boosting native mussel populations in the Cuyahoga River this fall, marking a ...

Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering out pollutants as they feed.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced it's proposing protections for a rare freshwater mussel historically found in 10 states. The at-risk green floater is a small freshwater mussel ...

Eight mussel species were recently declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including one native to Illinois. Staff The Bellingham Herald file The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Zebra mussels, an invasive species, have officially made their way into Lake Travis. And this news has many of you wondering what a zebra mussel is exactly and how can something so small cause so much ...

Freshwater mussels play an important role in keeping the Great Lakes healthy, but experts say native mussels in Michigan are ...

If you’re a mussel, this is basically your worst nightmare. A set of sea stars descend on a pier, looking for food. When they find a mussel, they go to work. This video is from the viewpoint of a tiny ...