Blue mussels are an important habitat forming species in the Baltic, they provide a microhabitat for many smaller species of marine life. Here the mussels can be seen feeding and filtering microscopic particles from seawater. Destructive fishing activ...

Photo | 14 July, 2004

Blue mussels are an important habitat forming species in the Baltic, they provide a microhabitat for many smaller species of marine life. Here the mussels can be seen feeding and filtering microscopic particles from seawater. Destructive fishing activities, such as bottom trawling can destroy these habitats or severely limit their abundance.

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