shellfish
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“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
It was particularly damaging for these fishermen because Dungeness crabs tend to be their most lucrative catch of the year, making the shellfish, Jardine said, a kind of “gilded trap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The heat has warmed the lagoons, boosting the growth of algae that cover the shellfish.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Grant Watson, who works aboard a Bridlington-based fishing boat, said the redesigned pots were helping ensure a "stronger future" for the shellfish industry by minimising its impact.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s her crazy ultimate paella with every shellfish known to man in it.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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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