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floating Freshwater Mussels
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Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:35:43 EDT
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    I agree with Paul & Henk.  A floating mussel is a dead mussel, even
though tissue is still inside the (generally thin) shell.  In Texas, the
recent rains/flooding probably caused the situation.  We also see this from
time to time here on the Mississippi  River, particularly in spring, after
ice-out.  If you just see floating mussel meats, then you have an entirely
different, and usually much more serious situation.
Marian
Marian E Havlik
Malacological Consultants
1603 Mississippi Street
La Crosse, WI 54601-4969
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