To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre. To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits ...

This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of ... One of the most common forms of trauma encountered in turtles is shell injury, as a result of falling (they are ...

Over a span of 4000 years the Chinese have perfected the practice of pond poly-culture, a method of growing freshwater fish ... of fishmeal and fish oil. Shellfish are another type of animal ...

Freshwater shrimp are fascinating creatures that add a unique touch to any aquarium. Their vibrant colors and interesting behaviors make them popular among aquarists. However, keeping shrimp in a ...

Research shows at Lake Rototoa, near Auckland, the kakahi, or native freshwater mussel population, has dropped by 85-percent. The species is vital for filtering algae and bacteria from the lake's ...

The shellfish are poached for their pearls. Police said the mussels in the Spey incident happened over the weekend of 9 and 10 June. Last month, several dozen freshwater pearl mussels were killed ...

Focus: Amending the Caridina freshwater shrimp taxonomy. We are revising the confused taxonomy of the Caridina freshwater shrimp group. Species assigned to the Caridina group are highly variable, with ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday.

Professor Nic Bury from the University of Suffolk was one of the researchers The study, published in Environment International, looked at the exposure of wildlife, such as the freshwater shrimp ...

Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies ...

AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File Researchers analyzed data on over 23,500 freshwater species. Their findings revealed that 30 percent of decapods, such as crabs and shrimp, are at risk, along with 26 ...