Mussels

• Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft

  The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.

  Environment

  Oct 13, 2023
  
• Recipe: Bacchus new executive chef’s ling cod and mussels

  Bacchus’ new executive chef Stefan Hartmann shows how to make fresh ling cod and mussels accompanied by bell pepper, garlic, and fennel.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2023
  
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• Watercraft inspection at Wabamun Lake helps keep invasive species out of the water

  The Watercraft Inspections Program set up a station at Wabamun Lake, Alta. on Saturday, looking for any potentially invasive species.

  Environment

  Jul 23, 2022
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• N.S. warns about potential toxins in some mussels, clams sold at Lunenburg store

  If eaten, shellfish with the toxins can cause a number of symptoms, including numbness, dizziness, headaches and death.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2022
• When COVID-19 travel restrictions drop, mussel concerns pick up on Okanagan Lake

  The mussels will become a recurring maintenance expense for in-lake infrastructure such as water lines, docks and bridges.

  Environment

  Mar 10, 2022
• Invasive mussel species enters Alberta through moss balls

  "We're working on messaging right now on how we want folks to handle all of the things that moss balls might be in."

  Environment

  Mar 8, 2021
• Scientists investigating mass freshwater mussel deaths in Virginia

  Freshwater mussels range from about the size of a large button to the size of a billfold, but the work they do for ecosystems is enormous.

  Environment

  Dec 17, 2019
• Okanagan board pushing for stronger invasive mussel regulations after B.C. reports 10 contaminated watercraft

  The Okanagan Basin Water Board says the infected watercraft were bound for the Kootenays, Okanagan, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Alaska.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2019
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• Winnipeg’s zebra mussel problem can be tackled, but comes with big price tag: U.S. researcher

  Gary Fahnenstiel, a senior research scientist at Michigan Tech Research Institute, said there were major issues with zebra mussels in his state, notably a water emergency in Monroe, Mich.

  Environment

  Apr 30, 2019
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• Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast

  The warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2018