The shellfish provide enough juice to moisten a big bed of rice.
Now abandoned, it used to be one of the sources of the shellfish that provided purple dye to Roman emperors.
We also still don't understand the value of other services that oysters, clams, scallops and other shellfish might provide, such as water filtration and coastal protection against storm surge; add in those factors, and even more is at stake.
The MBA is still the most reliable test for toxicity in shellfish because it provides an estimate of toxicity directly and can include more than one contaminant.
For the last two years Melanie's has catered Sea Girt Day in September, where it has provided shellfish and vegetable salads with local produce for up to 275 people.
Therefore, it is crucial to increase the awareness of different nutrient contents of fish and shellfish species by providing complete nutritional value information, especially for fatty acid content, which is associated with various health-related effects.
This holds the sand banks together and provides food for the shellfish and smaller creatures that feed the birds and make the ecosystem's life cycle turn.
The agreement also calls for the mapping next year of areas in the Sound that support eelgrass, which provides habitat for fish and shellfish.
Furthermore, that law requires stream water quality that "provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife".
The counter and stovetop are the battlefields, the shellfish are the passionate opponents, and the competition between the two provides a whiff of excitement -- the kind that doesn't come in a spice bottle.
