Some scallops have smooth shells, but most have radiating ribs. The shells may be orange, red, yellow, black, or even white in deep water. Nearly all scallops move freely in the water. Only one ...

Scallops leap in zigzag flights by forcefully opening their valves and expelling jets of water, which drives the mollusk in yard-long hops to avoid capture. This movement of the shell is achieved by ...

HOLIDAY, Fla. — Pasco County’s recreational bay scallop harvest is temporarily on pause. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) said high levels of certain contaminants were detected in the ...