Shells to surfboards: how wildlife has adapted to plastic
A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...
Protecting the Alabama pearlshell, the state’s rarest, almost extinct, mussel
The Alabama pearlshell mussel, a small, endangered mollusk found in a just a few creeks in south Alabama, which can outlive ...
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Giant clams have vanished from places where they used to thrive
Learn about the giant clam's new critically endangered status and the urgent efforts to protect this marine giant.
Giant clam declared critically endangered after the latest assessment
It is the world’s largest marine bivalve mollusk, a group of invertebrate animals with two ... Li said many giant clam ...
Now Critically Endangered: Giant Clams Face Extinction Crisis
Giant clams are critically endangered, with populations down 80% due to overfishing and climate change. Conservationists are ...
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Hundreds of oysters found on NYC coast — indicating vital species is on the mend
A stretch of the borough’s shoreline has been identified as the hip new hotspot for the mollusks — marking a powerful indication that the once bountiful bivalves have a chance at thriving in ...
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On Canvas and Shell, Alexis Trice Paints Ethereal Scenes Gleaming with Energy
In her most recent exhibition, Alexis Trice paints atmospheric works that capture the movement of energy and emotion.
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Babylon nonprofit launches oyster sanctuary in Amityville off Great South Bay
Each shell will typically have three to five oysters ... Their hope, they said, is to not only grow the population of the bivalve mollusks, but to improve the water quality of the bay in the ...
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Endangered noble pen shell found in Cebu
A CRITICALLY endangered species, the noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis), has been discovered in the municipal waters of Cebu City.The Cebu City Reef Rehabilitation ...
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European shellfish producers call for common aquaculture policy and more coastal space for farming
Europe's shellfish farmers, represented by the European Mollusc Producers Association (EMPA), strategic expansion of ...