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CA experts: Hot weather cooked Bodega Bay mussels to death

A Bodega Bay Marine Reserve researcher said CA’s record June heat cooked mussels to death by tens of thousands in the biggest die-off in years. Experts said the animals are a foundation species for the ecosystem.
Parasites are helping California mussels beat the heat

Parasites are helping California mussels beat the heat

The parasites change the mussels' shells from black to blue-gray, causing them to absorb less sunlight.

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