(WRIC) — Celebrate World Fish Migration Day with the James River Association on Saturday ... will offer a chance to view live freshwater mussels and learn about the connection between mussels ...

The gills of mussels help these animals filter water. Mussels survive by taking in water, keeping microorganisms and nutrients for food, and releasing water back to the river cleaner than it was when ...

The shiny layer inside the shell is called the nacre, or mother of pearl. HABITAT: Freshwater mussels live on river bottoms and most require clean, flowing water to survive and reproduce. RANGE: ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— Following a petition and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today listed the Atlantic pigtoe freshwater mussel as threatened under the ...