Eating mussels is quite simple (similar to learning ... They can live in salt water or fresh water and, like many of their shellfish cousins, should be alive right up until they are cooked.

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...

Unless you know how fresh they are, always eat mussels on the same day you buy them. Carefully place the blue-black mussels into a sinkful of cold water and discard any that stay open when tapped.

Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in ...

WELCOME TO HEARTOFTHETIPPY! The information presented on this webpage is intended to help protect endangered mussels that live in the Tippecanoe River. The Tippecanoe River is home to one of the most ...