Seafood experts compare these popular bivalves and explain whether you can substitute one for the other.

Dive into your next bowl of this delicious shellfish armed with these expert tips. Mussels should be alive until cooked; if a shell doesn't close after tapping, discard it. Use your fingers, a fork, ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

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An oyster, a clam, and a mussel walk into a bar . . . or, more likely, are swept by a wave onto a sandbar. The bartender sizes them up, determines they’re legal, but then announces: “we don’t serve ...

The recent discovery of a new type of invasive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is raising concerns that the non-native species could cause major ecological harm and inflict costly ...