are clams killed for pearls?
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Harvesting a pearl does NOT kill the oyster, and Pearl Farming is very much a 'sustainable' practice. Not only does removing a pearl not kill the oyster that produced it, Pearl Farmers are extremely careful not to harm their oysters… In fact, pearl farmers typically use surgical-style instruments to harvest pearls.
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Nassarius snails are generally reef safe and not a problem in most tanks. If you saw snails eating a fish, it is most likely that the fish was already dead or the snails in question were not Nassarius.
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No one is cooking the tiny, polluted zebra or quagga mussels (“Most clams and mussels are edible, but that does not mean they taste good!,” warns the USGS ).
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Check for any that refused to open, fish them out, and discard. Unopened mussels were dead from the start, and are unsafe to eat. All mussels need to be gently pried open to eat, but if the shell is so tightly closed you need a crowbar, it means that one is no good.
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Clams and mussels can also produce pearls, but that is a much rarer occurrence. Most pearls are produced by oysters in both freshwater and saltwater environments.
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A "cooked pearl” can lose its value because it loses its beauty when damaged by heat. The species that produced the pearl (its proper or scientific name): Most clams do not produce “true pearls” but instead produce "calcareous concretions" which have no real commercial value. ... You're lucky: natural pearls are rare.
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Just like tomatoes in the summer or pumpkins in the fall, clams have seasons when they are bountiful and in-demand. Most of the time, particularly in the spring and summer, when clams are "in season," we are able to get clams to Bob's that come only from Maine and Massachusetts.
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Clams have a unique taste and can get slightly chewy when cooked. If cooked properly, however, they become a hugely rewarding little treat from the sea.
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o Shellfish that cannot completely close their shells can be stored for three to four days. This includes horse clams, softshell clams, geoducks, and razor clams. Shucked Shellfish. Shellfish removed from their shells should keep in a refrigerator for up to three days.
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China Bans West Coast Shellfish Imports; Tests Say Clams Are Safe. Washington state health officials Tuesday said their arsenic testing has confirmed that geoduck clams harvested from a bay in Puget Sound are safe to eat, following toxicity concerns that prompted China to ban imports of West Coast shellfish.
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The queen conch, a marine snail, lures shell collectors with its unique, spire-shaped shell, but the mollusk also produces lustrous, deep-pink pearls. ... People can "seed" pearls by adding a "nucleus," which is usually a piece of shell, along with mollusk tissue.
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There is a lot of controversy on whether assassin snails eat shrimp or not. Can it take down shrimp or not? That is because the feeding habits of this species are based on aquarium observations rather than their natural behavior in the wild. In short, unfortunately, they do eat shrimp.
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Clams, unlike mussels, only open when they are cooked all of the way through. If some of the clams have not opened, they were either not cooked long enough or they are bad and should be discarded. Be careful not to cook clams too long or they become tough.
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Clams are alive when you buy them and they need air, which is why most fishmongers poke holes in the plastic bags that carry them. ... Then, just before cooking the clams, scrub them well with a brush under cool running water until the shells feel clean and sand-free.
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Choose clams harvested in the wild by sustainable methods such as hand-gathering only. Avoid eating undersized animals (less than 10cm) and wild clams harvested during the spawning season (May - September).
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Eating raw or undercooked seafood, especially clams, mollusks, oysters and scallops can be dangerous. Seafood such as these can harbor bacteria that are ingested from their habitat. ... If infected seafood is eaten raw or undercooked, you ingest bacteria with each bite of your dinner.
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In my experience, clams are easy to keep. Stability and water parameters that are necessary to keep sps coral seems to be the key.