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Mussels

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Mussels Technical Section

About Us

The Mussel Technical Session began as the Mussel Ad Hoc Committee under the Fisheries Technical Committee in 1990. To address the paucity of information on mussel biology to inform management concerns over commercial harvest of mussels, “natural” die-offs, and eventually impacts from the invasive zebra mussel.

It became a stand-alone committee in 2011 with a focus on uniform sampling methods, construction and spill impacts, and reporting on mussel studies.

Current Priorities

  • Construction and spill impacts
  • Sampling methodologies
  • Informing dredging operations
2004 Conservation Plan for Freshwater Mussels of the UMRS (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Resources

Meetings

  • Spring 2021 Agenda (PDF, 140 KB)
  • Spring 2021 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 160 KB)

Strategic Documents

  • 2009 Priority Mussel Conservation Activities for the Next 10 Years (2009 – 2019) (PDF, 91 KB)
  • Status Report on Implementing the UMRCC Conservation Plan for Freshwater Mussels (PDF, 244 KB)

State Representatives

  • Missouri: Travis Moore
  • Illinois: Diane Shasteen
  • Iowa: Scott Gritters
  • Wisconsin: David Heath
  • Minnesota: Zeb Secrist

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UMRCC Partnership

The UMRCC is supported by natural resource management agencies in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri.     

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UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
UMRCC Coordinator Neal Jackson
Large Rivers Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
292 San Diego Road
Carbondale, Illinois 62901

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