ainsley (any prns)Oct 12

i dont think i ever posted this design i made for my buddy rockfish of a sexy zebra mussel. it’s invaluable having friends with the same very specific thing wrong with them as you. given the opportunity i would probably change a few things but she’s beautiful

#art #furryart #zebramussel

πŸ’§πŸŒ Greg CocksApr 29, 2025
Don’t Move A Mussel - The Role Of Key Environmental Drivers And Management Scale In Assessing Spatial Variation In Dreissenid Spread Risk In The Missouri River Basin
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112526 <-- shared paper (Missouri River Basin)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/assessing-risk-invasive-mussels-spreading-throughout <-- shared technical article (Columbia River Basin)
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https://rconnect.usgs.gov/webDR/ <-- shared link to webDR: Dreissenid Risk (Missouri River Basin)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #dreissenids #invasive #invasivespecies #management #mitigation #risk #hazard #riskindexing #webtool #nonnative #ecology #economics #cost #humanimpact #state #basin #water #freshwater #hydrology #basin #watershed #mussel #zebramussel #infested #infestation #watercraft #boating #leisure #pleasure #NorthAmerica #waterbody #decontamination #program #planning #policy #regulations #relativeriskindex #model #modeling #geostatistics #parameters #MissouriRiverBasin #ColumbiaRiverBasin
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Sandy LawrenceMar 12, 2023
AAAS: "One of North America's most dangerous invasive species is hitchhiking on fish" The fish in the photo is a lake chub in Canada. In front of the red arrow is an attached zebra mussel. Native to Russia and Ukraine, 'zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are one of the most catastrophic aquatic invasive species in North America.' Responsible for billions of damage to fisheries, water treatment facilities, + other aquatic infrastructure. The chub is usually about 12 cm in length, + this is the first time a nonlarval freshwater bivalve has been seen attached to any fish. "Though boaters and others who use infested waters for recreation are warned to wash their watercraft, remove any clinging plant matter from their equipment, and discard any water they might be carrying before traveling to another body of water, those who use baitfish are likely unaware that they may be inadvertently transporting zebra mussels."  Small but extremely potent nuisance.   #canada    #zebramussel    #invasivespecies
John GarverDec 15, 2022

Invasive species in the Great Lakes and ecosystem restoration

"All too clear" is a soon-to-be-released documentary about the effect zebra and quagga mussels have had on the Great Lakes ecosystem.

This is the trailer for the documentary with stunning underwater footage.

#ZebraMussel #GreatLakes #AllTooClear #InvasiveSpecies #invasive

Website:
https://inspiredplanet.ca/alltooclear/

All Too Clear: Restoring the Great Lakes – Inspired Planet Productions

Show threadLaureen Wreggitt πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 11, 2022
@dalebarbour Welcome! I’m from #Winnipeg too. Also have a cottage on the shores of our inland ocean, #LakeWinnipeg, north of #Gimli. I’m curious about your area of study with beaches. What is your current focus? It’s been a wild ride this year with erosion and high water levels. And of course, there’s #algae and #zebramussel issues as well.