Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 12月6日 01時05分

Freshwater mussels like this Higgins eye pearly mussel are the unsung heroes of aquatic environments. Designed to filter out large quantities of harmful algae and bacteria, absorb heavy metals, and filter silt and fine particulates that harm aquatic ecosystems, mussels work hard to ensure the long-term health of streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Genoa National Fish Hatchery, where this photo was taken, is home to one of the largest mussel culture recovery projects in North America. In an effort to protect this federally endangered species, the hatchery produces more than 500,000 Higgins eye mussel juveniles for stocking into four river systems in the Upper Mississippi River watershed.

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