The PLM scientists said that at concentrations encountered in the marine environment, the plastics are unlikely to cause the mussels any harm, and indeed this was shown to be the case in the flume ...

Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia’s most ...

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 9, 2016 -- The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one of the richest shellfish populations in the U.S., is undergoing a dramatic change, with once-flourishing wild blue ...

Kansas wildlife biologists are working to restore 21 imperiled aquatic species, including the endangered Neosho mucket mussel. Mussels are crucial for river ecosystems as they filter gallons of water ...