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 ...

MILANO, MI, ITALY, May 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The humble mussel, often overlooked in the seafood aisle, is quietly revolutionising the aquaculture industry ...

That's the number of aquatic non-native species that have made their way into the Great Lakes as of 2023 – at least the ones that scientists have identified. About one-third of the species have ...

In 2025, the state launched the Golden Mussel Response Framework to improve coordination among agencies dealing with the ...

A Southern sea otter foraging and eating mussels in Monterey Bay. Research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium published in the journal Science Advances shows that a mass die-off of ochre sea stars (often ...

Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways -- shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths.