Mussels

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

Resources

Meetings

• Spring 2024 Agenda (PDF, 140 KB)
• Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 160 KB)
• Fall 2024 Agenda
• Fall 2024 Meeting Minutes

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)
• Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River
• Navigation Pool Mussels

State Representatives

• Missouri: Annie Hentschke
• Illinois: Sarah Douglass
• Iowa: Adam Thiese
• Wisconsin: Lisie Kitchel
• Minnesota: Zeb Secrist