Examples of Bay scallop in a sentence
This section shall not apply to the harvest of Whelk or Bay scallop.
Shellfish means the following species: Bay scallop (Argopecten irradians); Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis); Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica); Oyster (Crassostrea virginica); Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); Razor clam (Ensis directus); Sea clam (Spisula solidissima); Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus); Soft shell clam (Mya arenaria).
Bay scallop seed means a bay scallop with a bright, thin, slightly curved shell with no foreign adherent, the shell having no well-defined raised annual growth line, and the bay scallop being less than one (1) year old.
Bay scallop (Argopecten irradians), American oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Gulf stone crab (Menippe adina), and Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) are all present in the estuary, but considered rare (Nelson, 1992).
Shumway, 2006, Bay scallop and calico scallop fisheries, culture and enhancement in eastern North America in Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Volume 35: 945-964.
Type of Facility/ActivityStatus and Trends of Aquaculture Facilities and Activities (2015 data)# of Facilities20Approximate Economic ValueChange Since Last Assessment(↑, ↓, −, unknown)Growers*Total landings value (2015) = $23,094,437 including American oyster, Quahog, Soft shell clam, Blue mussel and Bay scallop.
The most valuable commercial fisheries in the Gascoyne are the crustacean and mollusc fisheries, Shark Bay and Exmouth Gulf prawn, Shark Bay scallop and west coast rock lobster.
Most of the major WA export fisheries occur in the Gascoyne Region and include the Shark Bay prawn fishery, the Shark Bay scallop fishery, the Exmouth Gulf prawn fishery, the Shark Bay snapper fishery, the rock lobster fishery, the pearl oyster fishery and the aquarium and ornamental fish fishery.
The results are summarised in Figures 3.5 to 3.8.The most positive responses are obtained in relation to teacher assessment (Figure 3.5), with 76 per cent reporting that they think teacher assessment supports pupil learning and 75 per cent saying that it supports school improvement.
The Port Phillip Bay scallop fishery has been closed to commercial fishermen since 1997, but is still open to recreational fishermen.