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The fan mussel individuals of the Ebro Delta and the Mar Menor do not recover

The individuals of the Ebro Delta and the Mar Menor do not recover because they get parasitized or do not have the right environmental...

Tragic summer for the Pinna nobilis in the Ebro Delta (CAT/CAST)

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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...

A giant animal critically endangered

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...

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...

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...

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...

How to avoid the imminent extinction of the fan mussel?

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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...