Freshwater mussels in laundry baskets

Photo By/Credit

Patterson, Matthew/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

01/01/2000

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Freshwater mussels being held in laundry baskets in the river. The holes in the basket allow fresh river water to pass across the mussels. The fresh river water maintains water temperatures and delivers food and oxygen to the mussels. Photo: Matthew Patterson, USFWS.

Subject tags

Work of the Service

Science

Rivers and streams

Restoration

Research

Freshwater mussels

Equipment

Ecosystem recovery

Aquaculture