If you enjoyed fishing, swimming and boating in the Ottawa River this summer, you have mussels to thank for keeping the water clean, according to Canadian Museum of Nature research scientist André Martel. And that’s why he’s studying these natural water filters, including the rare and endangered hickorynut mussel, in hopes of protecting them for future generations. 
André Martel, Canadian Museum of Nature Three hickorynut mussels collected in the Ottawa River.
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