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Why does the geoduck squirt?

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Europeans later reinterpreted the native spelling and pronunciation. Geoduck is a large clam with simple anatomy. ... Several feet below ground, the massive saltwater clam sucks in seawater, filtering for plankton and precious vitamins, and squirts out the excess through its impressive siphon.

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    Fish is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which according to veterinarians may have health benefits such as decreasing inflammation. Fish is also a good alternative for dogs with food allergies to more common ingredients, like chicken.

  • Can you eat cold smoked mackerel raw?

    Can you eat smoked fish raw? Cold Smoked fish is a raw fish product. It is considered fine to eat cold smoked salmon, but other fish are considered rather iffy and are intended to be cooked.

  • Can angler fish kill shark?

    Anglerfish are high-level danger enemy fish in Hungry Shark Evolution and Hungry Shark World. ... A bite from this deadly fish distributes exactly 30 units of damage to your shark's health, and can even harm the Megalodon, Big Daddy, and the other strong sharks. There is a medium-level reward for killing them.

  • Why is my catfish meat red?

    Catfish fillets gain their reddish off-colour after being caught due to an excess of haemoglobin possibly brought on by stress, say researchers in the US.

  • Does all salmon have mercury?

    The EPA and the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, recognize salmon as a low-mercury fish. Yet, the current recommendations are to consume no more than 12 ounces of low-mercury fish a week. There is no distinction made between wild and farm-raised fish.

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  • What do you use to catch a grass carp?

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  • What colors do catfish like?

    Catfish are bottom feeders and are attracted to food by both sight and smell. They like bright colors such as orange or red. One of the best lures are Cheetos puffs. The bright orange color attracts their attention and the cheesy corn smell encourages them to bite.

  • Can we eat lemon juice with fish?

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  • Can you own a pistol shrimp?

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  • What fish is Korean sashimi?

    It's nearly impossible to replicate this cuisine without live fish, particularly the subtle and sweet Korean sashimi favorite, live flounder.

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  • What is the best way to freeze fresh salmon?

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    Place salmon fillets on grill, flesh side down (skin-side up) first, so that the fillets can get nice grill marks on the hot grill while the fish is still firm. Close the grill lid. Cook 1 to 3 minutes on the first side, depending on how thick the fillets are.

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  • Can you bake frozen fish without thawing?

    You can skip the thawing process altogether and cook frozen fish straight from the freezer. You'll have to add a few minutes to the cook time in your recipe to account for the lack of thawing, but you can poach, steam, bake, broil or grill fish straight from the freezer!

  • Do fish like rain?

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  • Do you sleep night fishing?

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  • Do catfish bite when water is rising?

    There are reasons, just not any good ones. Rising water probably gets a bad rap from those who were catching them before it started rising and then they went back to the exact same spot. They were expecting them to be there and the bite to be good, but the fish just moved.

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    Remove the tuna and slice it against the grain into half-inch thick slices. After it's cut you'll see that the inside is a beautiful pink color (raw) and and just the edges are browned. That's what you want! Our tuna was sashimi grade and intended for sushi or sashimi, it was pre-cut–which was helpful.

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  • What are the predators of grass carp?

    Small grass carp may be lost to predation by birds, snakes, and other species of fish. In water bodies with largemouth bass it is recommended to stock fish larger than 12 inches (30 cm) or 1 lb (0.45 kg).

  • Do oysters die when frozen?

    One quick reminder: frozen oysters are great for cooking but we don't recommend eating them raw. They're safe to eat, but they've lost all their vitality (in other words: once you freeze them, they're dead, so just cook them).

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    Pacific Saury Sanma is the Japanese word for the Pacific Saury, a skinny, silver fish that is commonly eaten in Japan. In Japanese, sanma is written 秋刀魚, which literally translates to 'autumn sword fish. ' The name stems from the fact that sanma are caught in the autumn, and are long, skinny, and silver, much like a sword.

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