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shellfish
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shellfish, popular name for certain edible mollusks (see Mollusca Mollusca (məlŭs`kə)
..... Click the link for more information. ), e.g., oysters, clams, and scallops, and for certain edible crustaceans crustacean (krŭstā`shən), primarily aquatic arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea.
..... Click the link for more information. , e.g., crabs, lobsters, and shrimps. All are aquatic invertebrates with shells; they are not fish.

shellfish

Any aquatic mollusk, crustacean, or echinoderm that has a shell. Oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams rank among the most commercially important. Certain gastropod mollusks, such as abalone, whelk, and conch, are also marketed. The main crustaceans are shrimp, lobster, and crab. Among echinoderms, sea urchins and sea cucumbers are locally popular. After being harvested, all shellfish are highly perishable. Many types are cooked live to protect the consumer against the effects of spoilage.



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In the wake of the storm, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama closed their shellfishing waters until testing could be done.
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In the week or so since that overflow was reported, Mother Nature had gotten things pretty much under control and shellfishing beds were already being reopened.
The real source of pollution by Krieger, Arthur R. / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
The much-publicized 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska dumped 12 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, but the relatively unknown 1995 New River hog waste spill in North Carolina poured 25 million gallons of excrement and urine into the water, killing an estimated 10 to 14 million fish and closing 364,000 acres of coastal shellfishing beds.
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