Zebra+Mussels+Harmful+Effects

The Zebra mussels are very harmful. They attach to boats, pilings, water intake pipes, hard surfaces and other animals such as turtles, crayfish and other zebra mussels. Zebra mussels can affect native mussels by interfering with its movement, growth and reproduction. An example is that the zebra mussels can clam onto the clam that it can’t open its mouth any more to get food. The zebra mussels spread so much that boaters can even travel up stream anymore because they want it from spreading anywhere. Sometimes they even restrict the water flow to the power plants or anything that rely on fresh water. And maybe the mussels even might go on the beach and may create boating hazards.