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    • Mussels Research

    • Mussels Research

    • Ohio River Island NWR; West Virginia; mollusks; FWS Employees (USFWS); National Wildlife Refuge

    • FRESHWATER MUSSELS RESEARCH. FWS biologists inspect freshwater mussels at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Freshwater mussels are filter feeders, taking their nutrients directly from the current where they are...
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    • Zebra mussels on rudder

    • Zebra mussels on rudder

    • Invasive species; Aquatic environments;

    • Zebra mussels can attach themselves to boats and thereby inadvertantly be transferred to different waterways where they spread. Important for boaters in infected areas to be sure to careful clean their boat hulls/rudders, etc to prevent the spread...
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    • Zebra mussels on rudder

    • Zebra mussels on rudder

    • Invasive species; Aquatic environments;

    • Zebra mussels can attach themselves to boats and thereby inadvertantly be transferred to different waterways where they spread. Important for boaters in infected areas to be sure to carefully clean their boat hulls/rudders, etc to prevent the...
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    • Clubshell mussel

    • Clubshell mussel

    • Wildlife; Aquatic animals; Endangered species; Marine ecology; Mollusks; Rivers and streams;

    • Close-up of several of these endangered mussels from Hawkins Creek in West Virginia.For more information about endangered mussels visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/mussels.html
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    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Wildlife; Aquatic animals; Endangered species; Marine ecology; Mollusks; Rivers and streams;

    • Tygart River in Elkins, West Virgiinia, provides habitat for endangered mussels. For more information about threatened and endangered mussels visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/mussels.html
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    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Wildlife; Aquatic animals; Endangered species; Marine ecology; Mollusks; Rivers and streams;

    • Greenbriar River in West Virginia, provides habitat for endangered mussels.For more information about threatened and endangered mussels visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/mussels.html
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    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Endangered mussel habitat

    • Wildlife; Aquatic animals; Endangered species; Marine ecology; Mollusks; Rivers and streams;

    • The Ohio River, running between Ohio and West Virginia, provides habitat for endangered mussels. For more information about threatened and endangered mussels visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/mussels.html
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    • Freshwater mussels

    • Freshwater mussels

    • Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Snorkeling;

    • Nathaniel P. Hitt displays freshwater mussels he retrieved from the Potomac River near Shepherd's Island, MD.
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    • Zebra mussel on native mussel

    • Zebra mussel on native mussel

    • Aquatic environments;

    • The zebra mussel was inadvertently introduced to the United States and is now spreading rapidly, impacting native fish species, as well as clogging power plant intakes. Boaters, anglers, and waterfowl hunters can help prevent further spread of...
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