Why are New England’s wild blue mussels disappearing?
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 12:41
in Biology & Nature
The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one of the richest shellfish populations in the U.S., is undergoing a dramatic change, with once-flourishing wild blue mussels all but disappearing, according to a study led by University of California, Irvine ecologists. After comparing contemporary survey data with 40 years of historical benchmarks, Cascade Sorte, assistant […]