shellfish
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UK exports to the EU of fresh sausages, burgers, shellfish from domestic waters and seed potatoes will also be able to resume.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Commercial glucosamine supplements can be produced from materials including shellfish shells or corn.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Duryea’s continues to be a beloved Montauk institution where families and friends come for fresh fish, shellfish, and perfect sunsets over Fort Pond Bay, as they have for decades,” a spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Domoic acid can accumulate in shellfish and cause nausea, diarrhea and illness in humans when consumed at low levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
While I was building the fence and the house, I ate shellfish and perch which I cooked on a flat rock.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Here sea creatures come to live, fishes swim hungrily to and fro, and shellfishes die in the mud which, by and by, is to become firm rock with stony animal remains embedded in it.
From Eighth Reader by James Baldwin
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