On January 28, 1687, a Japanese law was imposed by the Sunayoshi forbidding the killing of animals, and the eating of all fish, shellfish, and birds.
Thanks to a long coastline, seafood, and particularly shellfish, is popular.
Italian flavors come through in pastas and risottos scattered with shellfish.
Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) produces gastrointestinal and neurological effects.
The mercury was dumped into the water by industry and absorbed by fish and shellfish.
The lesson here: save some money by skipping the oysters and going with a shellfish emoji.
In severe cases, the coral can die, permanently changing the habitat for fish and shellfish.
But, crabbers must have their current shellfish license with a Puget Sound crab endorsement.
Infections are rare as bacteria enters the body through open wounds or by eating infected shellfish.