At least 12 invasive zebra mussels were found in aquatic moss balls sold for aquariums in a Renton, Washington, aquatics nursery wholesaler on Aug. 5. The mussels, which are native to freshwater ...

Highly invasive and destructive freshwater mussels are threatening to make their way to the Pacific Northwest through decorative aquarium moss balls. Earlier this month, a wholesale aquarium company ...

Washington is upping efforts to keep an invasive freshwater mussel from gaining a shell-hold in the state’s rivers and lakes, using tactics ranging from DNA testing to shellfish-sniffing dogs. Quagga ...

When I think of mussels (the shellfish, not the gym-rat kind), I think of the ocean. Seagulls wheeling overhead, the gross but nostalgic smell of seaweed, maybe of wine and butter on a Friday summer ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminded consumers Friday to "Destroy, Don't Dump" aquarium moss balls after invasive zebra mussels were detected in Washington ...

Editor’s note: The video above is from KING 5’s sister station in Texas and was originally published in April 2018. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has a new K9 member of their ...

A cash infusion is going to help Washington shore up its forces in the battle against invasive zebra and quagga mussels. An allocation of $1.81 million from the Washington Legislature will allow the ...

Invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed in DeMontroville and Olson Lakes in Lake Elmo and in Long Lake in Pine Springs, located in the northeast corner of Interstate 694 and Minnesota Highway 36.

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. -- Officials from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are staying vigilant to make sure Washington's lakes and rivers stay clean and healthy. In early January, two tugboats ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Eight species of freshwater mussels in south Alabama and northwest Florida are now protected by the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it has ...

Quagga mussels from Lake Mead, in Nevada. (Dave Britton, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Washington is upping efforts to keep an invasive freshwater mussel from gaining a shell-hold in the state’s ...