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Scallops, Bay
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Bay Scallops
Bay Scallops
China, Japan
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Giant Scallop, Hotate
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Bay Scallops
The availability of farmed scallops is increasing along with demand. Farmed scallops are a "Best Choice" because they present few threats to the environment.
Consumer Note
Farmed scallops are available year-round. For food safety reasons, fresh scallops may be limited to certain seasons in specific regions. They’re cooked in or out of the shell and available fresh or frozen. Scallops are also available raw for sushi and are known as hotate.
Summary
Scallop farming is generally environmentally sound. Scallops feed by filtering particles out of seawater. This means that they actually help improve water quality where they live. Since they don’t rely on fishmeal or fish oil-based feeds, scallop farms have a low impact on marine resources. In addition, scallop farms rarely use fertilizers, antibiotics and other chemicals that could spread into surrounding waters and impact the local ecosystem.
Scallops can be raised in a variety of ways, the most common being "on-bottom" and "off-bottom." The off-bottom technique is preferred, because these scallops are harvested by hand. Dredging scallops from the seafloor (on-bottom) can harm the seabed as well as the habitats of marine life that live there.
Ninety-six percent of the scallops consumed in the U.S. are wild-caught in U.S. and Canadian fisheries. Of the four percent that are farmed, most are imported from China and Japan. While Japan has made key advances in scallop
aquaculture
technology, there are concerns about cultured scallops raised in China.
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