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November 9, 2020
TAS ’15 Trevor Hance shared this photo of an Atlantic Sea Scallop shell.
Photo: Trevor Hance
Atlantic sea scallops are a bivalve, along with clams, mussels, oysters, etc. that can get up to about 200 mm (about 8 inches) across, and most three year olds are in the 80-90 mm range. Commercially, they are targeted between 4 ½ – 5 years old. Scallops feed by filter-feeding through their mantle, which is housed inside the beautiful orange and white outer shell.Read the blog post
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“Hermit Crabs (various species) move from shell to shell as they grow.