A scallop fishing boat begins unloading its large catch of this popular seafood that was harvested from the Gulf of Mexico near the vessel's home port of Apalachicola along the panhandle coast of Florida, USA. These are Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians), the smaller of two types of scallops that are enjoyed as food in the United States. Such shellfish are mollusks called bivalves because they have two hinged shells that open and close to feed and to move. The opening and closing is controlled by the adductor muscle, which is the round and fleshy part of the scallop that is edible.
A scallop fishing boat begins unloading its large catch of this popular seafood that was harvested from the Gulf of Mexico near the vessel's home port of Apalachicola along the panhandle coast of Florida, USA. These are Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians), the smaller of two types of scallops that are enjoyed as food in the United States; larger Sea scallops are harvested in the open Atlantic Ocean off the eastern coast of Florida. Such shellfish are mollusks called bivalves because they have two hinged shells that open and close to feed and to move through the water. The opening and closing is controlled by the adductor muscle, which is the round and fleshy part of the scallop that is edible.
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Location: Apalachicola, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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