{"id":32004,"date":"2025-02-20T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=32004"},"modified":"2025-02-19T20:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T00:56:45","slug":"conservationists-unite-for-snuffbox-mussels-wild-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/conservationists-unite-for-snuffbox-mussels-wild-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservationists Unite for Snuffbox Mussels – Wild Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo from Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

Wild Bulletin<\/u><\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: <\/em>DNR\u2019s nongame aquatic biologists are in the middle of a multi-year effort to restore\u00a0snuffbox mussel populations<\/a>\u00a0in the Tippecanoe River. The snuffbox mussel reproduces in the wild by releasing glochidia (microscopic mussel larvae) that attach to the gills of a specific fish species, the logperch. The glochidia eventually grow into baby mussels, fall off the logperch, and mature while living in the bottom of a river.<\/span><\/p>\n

To assist snuffbox populations in the Tippecanoe River, the nongame aquatics team is mimicking this life cycle. After collecting logperch, they infect the fish with glochidia from Salamonie River snuffbox mussels and hold them in underwater enclosures until baby snuffbox mussels fall off and mature to a taggable size. The snuffbox mussels produced are then used to bolster Tippecanoe River populations.<\/p>\n

This project and many others like it are made possible because of donations to the\u00a0Nongame Wildlife Fund<\/a>. Having diverse, healthy wildlife populations improves the quality of life for all\u2014and you can help.\u00a0Donate<\/a>\u00a0to the Nongame Wildlife Fund to make a difference on conservation initiatives for the state\u2019s most vulnerable species.<\/p>\n

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Resources:
\n<\/strong>A Field Guide to Fish Invaders of the Great Lake Regions<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)
\nProtect Your Waters<\/a>,\u00a0U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service & U.S. Coast Guard
\nProfitability of Hybrid Striped Bass Cage Aquaculture in the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nA Guide to Marketing for Small-Scale Aquaculture Producers<\/span><\/span><\/a>, The Education Store
\nAquaculture Industry in Indiana Growing<\/a>, Purdue Today
\nSustainable Aquaculture: What does it mean to you?<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPond and Wildlife Management<\/a>\u00a0website, Purdue Extension
\nFish Cleaning with Purdue Extension County Extension Director<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources
\nAquaponics: What to consider before starting your business<\/a>, YouTube, Purdue Ag Economics
\nAquatics & Fisheries<\/a>, Playlist, YouTube, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Fish & Wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: DNR\u2019s nongame aquatic biologists are in the middle of a multi-year effort to restore\u00a0snuffbox mussel populations\u00a0in the Tippecanoe River. The snuffbox mussel reproduces in the wild by releasing glochidia (microscopic mussel larvae) that attach to the gills of a specific fish species, the logperch. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,79,54],"tags":[1130,436,1120,966,382,883,72],"class_list":["post-32004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aquaculturefish","category-aqua","category-wildlife","tag-animal","tag-aquaculture","tag-aquatic-ecosystems","tag-habitat-restoration","tag-mussels","tag-wild-bulletin","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 00:49:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32004"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32014,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32004\/revisions\/32014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}