A mussel has a hinge that keeps its shell together, and well-cooked mussels should open slightly. “Pay close attention to what the shells of the mussels look like when they arrive,” says Matt ...

The first-of-its-kind project is happening in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and ...

There's an apparent disconnect when it comes to mussels in Rhode Island. They're found on the menu of just about every fine restaurant. But hardly anyone harvests them from Narragansett Bay. It's ...

Loreg said the Prince Edward Island mussels — which for decades have been the mussel gold standard for American chefs — tend to be much smaller and less plump than Maine mussels like Bangs ...

Then came the next year. Still, almost no mussels. Nearly a decade later, the invasive mussels — which completely smother the bottom of Lake Michigan — haven’t fully recolonized the rocky shoal.

Blue mussels like colder water and “start to struggle and even die at water temperatures near 80F,” Borkman wrote. “Much of the Bay, especially shallow areas where people might harvest from ...

Then came the next year. Still, almost no mussels. Nearly a decade later, the invasive mussels — which completely smother the bottom of Lake Michigan — haven’t fully recolonized the rocky shoal.

Then came the next year. Still, almost no mussels. Nearly a decade later, the invasive mussels — which completely smother the bottom of Lake Michigan — haven’t fully recolonized the rocky shoal.

Then came the next year. Still, almost no mussels. Nearly a decade later, the invasive mussels — which completely smother the bottom of Lake Michigan — haven’t fully recolonized the rocky shoal.

Blue mussels like colder water and “start to struggle and even die at water temperatures near 80F,” Borkman wrote. “Much of the Bay, especially shallow areas where people might harvest from ...

Scientists are experimenting with methods to remove invasive zebra and quagga mussels from Lake Michigan. Early evidence suggests the round goby, another invasive species, may be helping control ...