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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Saving mussels one dive at a time

by Great Lakes Now February 14, 2025

We spent a day underwater to see how biological collection specialists are saving freshwater mussels one dive at a time.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The imperiled mussels of the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now July 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels

by The Revelator March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

A record number of mussel-fouled watercraft have been intercepted at state inspection stations this summer

by Char-Koosta News October 12, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Shell middens reveal interesting clues about the humble muskrat

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 16, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Mussel memory, the race to save an endangered species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

If it’s summerish time, it’s mussel time

by Char-Koosta News May 28, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Cost of a quagga and zebra mussel infestation

by Char-Koosta News May 28, 2021
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Invasive mussels found in aquarium moss balls sold in Montana

by Char-Koosta News May 28, 2021

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