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13 Nov 2018

Mussels move … all the larger freshwater mussels are capable of moving

All of the larger mussel species, Anodonta, Unio and Margaritifera are all able to move around the surface of their habitats and burrow. They have a large foot which fills with blood to enable this movement. This time lapse video of pearl mussels placed in a flume illustrates this brilliantly (Freshwater Biological Association). Pearl mussels […]

02 Oct 2017

Huge Offshore Mussel Farm planned in Lyme Bay – How big for an EIA?

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Bob Earll: Two articles below on the thinking for offshore mussel culture in the south coast of Devon and the changes on biodiversity. The issue is one of scale and there is a huge difference between a small scale operation and one the size of ‘Heathrow airport’. The scale of this development poses a number […]