The fan mussel individuals of the Ebro Delta and the Mar Menor do not recover
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“With the contribution of the LIFE programme, the European Union’s financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects.”
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The individuals of the Ebro Delta and the Mar Menor do not recover because they get parasitized or do not have the right environmental...


- 13 nov 2022
Tragic summer for the Pinna nobilis in the Ebro Delta (CAT/CAST)
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- 11 nov 2022
The fan mussel individuals found in Portlligat and the Medes Islands are infected with the parasite
It is a "bittersweet" finding because, although it is an indication that the species is able to reproduce, knowing that the parasite is...


- 22 jul 2022
168 alive fan mussels are found in the Fangar bay, Ebro Delta
Fangar bay is currently the only place known in the Mediterranean free of the disease. In mid-July started the first census campaign of...

- 13 jul 2022
Searching for still-living specimens of pen shells in Fangar Bay
IRTA is working with different partners in the LIFE PINNARCA project, which aims to save the endangered species Pinna nobilis. The Ebro...


- 30 jun 2022
We have new PINNARCA leaflets and brochures!
The specific dissemination leaflets and brochures have been presented this month. These will be distributed by the different members of...


- 4 may 2022
A partnership to save the fan mussel: an urgent response o the pandemic sweeping the Mediterranean
IRTA is participating in LIFE PINNARCA, a European project for the conservation and restoration of populations of fan mussels, which are...

- 3 feb 2022
How to avoid the imminent extinction of the fan mussel?
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- 19 dic 2021
In the Ebro Delta, the last fan mussels are threatened by the rising waters
Massively affected by a parasite, the large Pinna nobilis is in danger of extinction. In Ebro Delta (Spain), a few thousand specimens...
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