FISHline News FEATURE SPECIES: SCALLOPS

From the desk of
Roberta Muir

A symbol of many things, from pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St James at Santiago de Compostela in Spain, to a multinational oil refinery, and found in all the world’s oceans, the scallop shell is perhaps the definitive shell shape. European names for this prized bivalve often reflect its association with St James, such as the German ‘Jakobsmuschel’ and French ‘Coquille St. Jacques’.

FEATURE SPECIES: MACKEREL

With Roberta Muir

Mackerels live in tropical and temperate waters all around the world. Members of the same family as Tunas, the Scrombridaes, the family resemblance is obvious in their powerful, streamlined bodies designed for great speed and long ocean journeys. Like their close cousins they’re prized for their meaty, oily flesh, which is appreciated by dolphins, whales, seagulls, marlins and sharks, as well as humans.

FEATURE SPECIES: PRAWNS FISHline News

With Roberta Muir

Sydney Seafood School’s Autumn program launched - The March-June program of classes and latest FISHline News can be viewed at www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au.

Classes can be booked online and gift certificates purchased from the website.

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FEATURE SPECIES - MUSSELS

By Roberta Muir

Food Historian Alan Davidson says that the word ‘mussel’ comes from Latin (and Greek) ‘mus’, meaning ‘mouse’; perhaps the shape of the shell reminded ancients of the shape of a mouse’s body? A wonderfully affordable bivalve mollusc found all over the world and one of the easiest to prepare. 

FEATURE SPECIES! TUNA

From the desk of
Roberta Muir

These torpedo-shaped fish with deeply forked tail fins and smooth, almost scaleless, bodies are built for speed.