Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have found that the larvae of freshwater pearl mussel survive best in the original salmon fish population of their home river. Their study was ...

Discover how critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels in Cumbria's River Kent are vital for ecosystem health by ...

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä found brown trout better survived a Flavobacterium disease outbreak if the fish had larvae of freshwater pearl mussel in their gills. In another study, ...

Irish farmers have joined forces with scientists in a bid to prevent the freshwater pearl mussel - one of Ireland's oldest and rarest animals - from going extinct. Fossil records show that the ...

In a new LIFE project funded by the European Commission, the condition and habitats of freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) populations and their host fishes, Atlantic salmon and brown trout, will be ...

n a new LIFE project funded by the European Commission, the condition and habitats of freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) populations and their host fishes, Atlantic salmon and brown trout, will be improved ...

Down slippery rocks along a creek in Camden, Tennessee, a small flatbed boat sits anchored in shallow water. It's used to harvest beautiful pearls from Tennessee River mussels in the bay of Birdsong ...

The long-running saga over the presence of the Freshwater Peal Mussel in the River Blackwater looks set to rumble on, possibly impacting on planned developments along its length for years to come.

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Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...