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Scallop (/ ˈ s k ɒ l ə p, ˈ s k æ l ə p /) [a] is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops.However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.
Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and as Pecten grandis [2] and once referred to as the "giant scallop", common names Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop, [3] is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
This species of scallop used to support a large wild fishery on the East Coast of the United States, but since the 1950s it has decreased greatly.This is apparently the result of several negative influences, one of which is a reduction in sea grasses (to which bay scallop spat attach) due to increased coastal development and concomitant nutrient runoff.
The recent annual population survey shows the density of bay scallops in southern coastal bays has climbed by nearly 0.07 scallops […] PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Bay scallops along Virginia’s ...
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. In most parts of the world, fish are generally not considered seafood even if they are from the sea.
Peconic Bay scallops are a northern subspecies of bay scallops that are found in the Peconic Estuary, between the northern and southern forks of Long Island. In the estuary, scallops spawn typically in early June, followed by a one- to two-week larval stage where the larvae are free-swimming, and eventually move out of the water column and into ...
Canned vs. fresh seafood. ... These fish include sardines, wild salmon, shrimp, tilapia, clams and scallops. While it may be safe for some adults to eat these fish daily, it depends on your health ...
The Yesso scallop is widely distributed along the cold coast of Northern Japan.Scallop cultivation is located in the northern islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, with the Sea of Okhotsk, Saroma Lake and Funka Bay in Hokkaido accounting for more than 80% of the scallop production during the period of 1991 to 2002.