
Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over 3,800 miles of rivers as critical habitat.
(Note: this is an annual, regular quarantine order of shellfish in California, due to "red tide" possibility in warmer months. At some point, they're going to have to extend this on either side of the normal annual quarantine, if SSTs keep on rising)
KTLA: Warning issued for recreational mussels along California coast
https://ktla.com/news/california/toxic-mussels-warning-california-coast/
My linocut shows 2 blue mussel. The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), or common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. They are aptly called common mussels and are found on temperate beaches worldwide. Perfect for your favourite malachologist, beach comber, gourmand or shell collector, each 8” x 8” print is hand printed on Japanese paper.
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