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Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw.
Smelts are one of the best choices of freshwater and saltwater fish to eat, as one of the types of edible fish with the lowest amount of mercury. [7] Smelts can be found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as in some freshwater lakes across Canada. Smelts were eaten by many different native peoples who had access to them.
California mussels displace most other species unless ochre starfish control their numbers How starfish changed modern ecology – Nature on PBS The concept of a foundation species was introduced in 1972 by Paul K. Dayton , [ 150 ] who applied it to certain members of marine invertebrate and algae communities.
The California mussel (Mytilus californianus) is a large edible mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae. This species is native to the west coast of North America , occurring from northern Mexico to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska .
The mysterious strawberry squid lives deep in the twilight zone of the ocean, migrating to more shallow waters every night to hunt for food. ©NOAA / Public Domain / Wikipedia – Original / License
The squid's vernacular name arose due to its rich red skin pigmentation and the presence of photophores along its body, making it appear like a strawberry with seeds. [2] H. heteropsis live in the ocean's mesopelagic zone and are found in the California Current and the Humboldt Current. [4]
A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they'd ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean.
Sepioteuthis australis, commonly known as the southern calamari [3] or the southern reef squid, [4] is a species of reef squid that is native to oceans off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. This species is caught commercially by trawling, as bycatch in the prawn fishing industry and by recreational anglers.