Because filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take all their nutrients from filtering seawater, they are an excellent choice for a sustainable form of aquaculture that is helping to take pressure ...

Nudibranchs, or sea slugs, are soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute senior scientists Bruce Robison and Steven Haddock first encountered the odd animal ...

With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...

The newly described species of sea slug dwells in darkness in the ocean’s midnight zone, using a hood to capture prey with a Venus flytrap-like technique Sarah Kuta During a release of captive ...

The seashore is rich with nutritious food sources that can be combined with land plants to create a delicious nutrient-dense ...

A study reveals overharvesting has caused dramatic declines in Colombia’s piangua shellfish populations, reducing genetic ...

ASTANA – The fifth edition of Kazakhstan’s Red Book of endangered species will be finalized and presented by the end of this ...

Clams and oysters are some of the most nutrient-rich animals on the planet, just behind small fish like sardines and anchovies.