Mussel Fatigue
Clip: Season 1 Episode 23 | 7m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Can we protect shipwrecks from the damage caused by invasive mussels? We ask the experts.
Invasive mussels have hastened the deterioration of Great Lakes shipwrecks, but recent research suggests that mussels can be cleared from an area of the lake bottom. Once they’re gone, another invader, the round goby, might prevent them from recolonizing that area. Does that mean we could remove mussels from shipwrecks to protect them? It’s complicated, but Great Lakes Now’s Nick Austin asks.
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Mussel Fatigue
Clip: Season 1 Episode 23 | 7m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Invasive mussels have hastened the deterioration of Great Lakes shipwrecks, but recent research suggests that mussels can be cleared from an area of the lake bottom. Once they’re gone, another invader, the round goby, might prevent them from recolonizing that area. Does that mean we could remove mussels from shipwrecks to protect them? It’s complicated, but Great Lakes Now’s Nick Austin asks.
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Clip: S1 Ep23 | 7m 21s | Scientists team up to try to protect an important reef from invasive quagga mussels. (7m 21s)
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Clip: S1 Ep23 | 10m 28s | Invasive mussels are hastening the deterioration of historic Great Lakes shipwrecks. (10m 28s)
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