The mussel is smaller than a thumbnail. It arrived unannounced, clinging to a float near the Port of Stockton sometime before ...

Mussels gathered by recreational harvesters from California’s ocean shore should not be consumed by humans for the next six ...

California health officials are urging people to avoid eating shellfish gathered along parts of the Bay Area coast after ...

Mussels attach to rocks, ships and other structures underwater using small hair-like fibres called byssus threads. These contribute the most to the mussel’s ability to cling to a surface despite ...

The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or ...

Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over ...