Smitten with Shellfish

2021 • EN

Yazan David G. Ritchey

"Shellfish play an important role in the world economy and in the human diet. Shellfish include various species of mollusks (bivalves - oysters, clams, mussels, scallops; cephalopods - squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautilus; gastropods - abalone, conch, whelks, snails, slugs), crustaceans (lobster, crayfish, crabs, shrimp, prawns, krill, and barnacles), and echinoderms (starfish, sea cucumber, sea urchin, sand dollar, and sea lily). For each of these animals, this book covers their characteristics, their harvesting and farming, their preparation and eating, and their conservation status"--