The Status of Freshwater Mussels in some Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina Waters

Proceedings of the 1993 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 20-21, 1993, Athens, Georgia.Freshwater mussel populations in eastern United States are in trouble. Surrey data indicates a significant decline in mussel populations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Additional work needs to be done to assess the status of mussels in all major drainages. All freshwaters need to be managed to prevent further loss.Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-242). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors