Mussels
The northeastern Gulf Coast is the home to more than 52
freshwater mussels, 27 of which are exclusive to the area.
Seven endangered or threatened mussels and eight candidate
mussels are known to exist in the watersheds of the Escambia,
Yellow, Choctawhatchee, Apalachicola and Ochlockonee rivers
(of Alabama, Florida and Georgia). Several of these species
are at such a high risk that one single catastrophic event
could drive the species into extinction.
Click here for the Freshwater Mussels
and Clams Harvest Pamphlet.
Click
here for recovery information.
Click
here for
the Seven Mussels Press Release.
Click
here for the Seven Mussels FAQs.
Click
here for the Seven Mussels Fact Sheet.
Click
here
for the Critical Habitat Final Rule published in the
Federal Register .
Click
here for the Critical Habitat Economic Analysis.
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