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Old 11-09-2007, 10:39 PM
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I believe there are freshwater mussels all over the world. If you lack them in your local rivers and ponds, it would be because of pollution and/or overfishing- but I have a feeling you will find that they are in your backyard or very nearby.

In this country the university system has many invertabrate specialists and many specialists in just mussels. I bet you have some university scientists in your area that know quite a bit about mussels and where they grow.
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