Freshwater Mussels - A Vulnerable Natural Water Filter
Freshwater mussels are vastly underappreciated organisms that clean the Earth's waterways to provide valuable ecosystem services. They are already highly endangered and are growing more vulnerable in the face of climate change. Rachel Mair, Amy Manyard, and others at the Harrison Lake Fish Hatchery work hard to help keep the diversity of these natural water filters by propagation, research, and stewardship. Have a look at how the Hatchery supports these incredibly unique ecosystem caretakers, and see for yourself just how remarkable mussels are!
For more information, visit: www.fws.gov/harrisonlake/
Local Motives showcases local perspectives on the challenges and solutions associated with climate change. It is the production of two friends, Nate Murray and Cody Pfister, traveling across the 50 states seeking to establish an authentic and relatable bottom-up communication stream.
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Local Motives Series original score composed and produced by William Lindsay.
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Nature Season 34 - Natural Born Hustlers III
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If they bred and sold native freshwater mussels and clams for people who keep ponds (within their native range), I’m sure the pond industry would support such a good cause. It may even raise awareness so people learn how important these guys are in their native habitat and their ponds.
@diegofianza3525
8 ай бұрын
That’s a very smart idea. For example, I’m sure those YTers who create ponds and add fishes would also purchase mussels.
This was so interesting. I'm embarking on a full blown rabbit hole on freshwater mussels filtering water sources.
It's pretty cool how they clean the water, but it's a relatively slow process. Nothing too drastic, but noticeable. I was actually stunned to see how they attract fish for their reproduction. That was absolutely shocking to me. I'm actually really happy to see that people are interested in ecology all around the world. It's really cool. That background music was awesome too.
Thank you.
I am adding you guys to my recommendation list of must watch... Climate focused education...
The fact zebra mussels arnt hunted down by people to bolth help get rid of them and use there shells. Like there shells can be used to feed corls or help make concrete it can be pressed into rock for corls to grow on in tanks or in the ocean.
I own ponds in WV I have 4 ponds 1 is filled with mussels 1 has recently started showing signs and 2 I haven't seen many. The one that has a established population is much clearer with less evasive grasses than the others.
I'm totally all about them in baskets below weird and overflow structures and stuff like that all down canals and spillways. And. I'm sure as a slow moving remediation system would help degunk lake bottoms , boil up the bottom with air bubbles in a venturing up and back to other contained feeder animals.. 1mesh etc like a reverse gold classifier not sure how tight they can be packed and such though. Baskets around pond airations intakes etc.
soo cool!
The small six acre lake I live on has green water most of the time. Can I gather clams or mussels from a river nearby and move them into the lake or do they need to be in rivers?
I want to be able to raise these for human consumption
Those mussels are fascinating...not as fascinating as THESE MUSCLES💪
Not poor quality water but natural orgánic material on the water...
Hii sir, Can u plz tell me the best temperature for the baby mussels to survival in the earlier days.. And adult mussels breeding temperature and salinity for the breeding in water... And best temperature for the adult to survive..
I'm in Virginia how do I get some for my aquarium