Spinymussel returns to James River
A small invertebrate that scientifically goes by the name James River Spineymussel has not been seen alive in the waterway its named for since the late 1960s.
“We’re pretty confident that they’re extirpated from the main stem river and even if they’re still out there, they’re probably at such low levels that they’re not really biologically like they should,” said Brian Watson, a top biologist for freshwater mussels at the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
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