When we think about cleaning the ocean, we often imagine divers removing ghost nets or volunteers collecting plastic from the shore. But beneath the surface, nature has its own cleaning crew. In this episode of our Ocean’s Natural Cleaning Crew series, we explore one of the most familiar and yet most underestimated groups of marine animals: bivalves.
Oysters, mussels, clams, scallops and cockles may seem simple at first glance. They do not have a head. Many spend their lives fixed to rocks, buried in sediment, or attached to other surfaces. But these two-shelled animals are among the ocean’s most effective natural water filters…
Source: Healthy Seas Foundation
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