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Shellfish species Processed in Eastern Canada

SHELLFISH SPECIES PROCESSED IN EASTERN CANADA

Many shellfish have several common names. Table 3 shows the common names and scientific names for shellfish processed in Eastern Canada. The table also shows which provinces process each species. Pictures are provided in the table as well for the most important types of shellfish processed in Eastern Canada.

Table 3. Species of shellfish processed in Eastern Canada with pictures of the most common species (2004 – 2005).

	Common Name	Scientific Name	Processing Provinces
	Northern Shrimp(Prawn), Pink Shrimp, Cold Water Shrimp	Pandalus borealis, Pandalus montagui, Pandalus jordani	QC, NB, NS, NL
	American Lobster	Homarus americanus	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Snow Crab (Queen Crab, Tanner Crab)	Chinoecetes opilio	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Rock Crab (Sand Crab, Purple Crab)	Cancer irroratus	QC, NS, NB, PEI, NL
	Jonah Crab (White Crab)	Cancer borealis	QC, NS, NB, NL
	Toad Crab (Sea Toad, Policeman Crab, Spider Crab, Arctic Lyre Crab)	Hyas coarctatus, Hyas araneus	QC, NS, NL, PEI
	American Oyster (Atlantic Oyster, Eastern Oyster, Bluepoint Oyster, Native Oyster)	Crassostrea virginica	QC, NS, NB, PEI
	Icelandic Scallop (North Atlantic Scallop)	Chlamys islandica	NL
	Soft-Shelled Clam (Steamer, Maninose Clam)	Mya arenaria	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Blue Mussel (Atlantic Bay Mussel)	Mytilus edulis	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Bay Quahaug (Hardshell Clam, Cherry Clam, Round Clam, Bay Clam)	Mercenaria mercenaria	NS, NB, PEI
	Porcupine Crab (Red Atlantic King Crab)	Neolithodes grimaldii	NL
	Red Crab (Deepsea Red Crab)	Geryon quinquedens	NS, NB
	European Oyster (Edible Oyster, Belon Oyster)	Ostra edulis	QC, NS, NB
	Pacific Oyster (Pacific Giant Oyster, Japanese Oyster)	Crassostrea Gigas	NS
	Malpeque Oysters	Crassostrea Virginica	PEI
	Sea Scallop (Giant Scallop, Ocean Scallop, Atlantic Scallop, Deep Sea Scallop)	Placopecten magellanicus	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Bay Scallop (Cape Scallop)	Argopecten irradians	NB
	Bar or Surf Clam (Atlantic Surf Clam, Hen Clam, Sea Clam)	Spisula solidissima	QC, NS, NB, PEI
	Razor Clam (Atlantic Razor Clam)	Ensis directus Siliqua patula	QC, PEI
	Stimpson’s Surf Clam	Mactromeris polynyma	QC, NS, NL
	Propeller/Geoduck Clam (Northern Propeller Clam)	Cyrtodaria siliqua Panope abrupta Panope generosa	NS, NL
	Ocean Quahaug (Black Quahaug, Black Clam, Hard Clam)	Arctica islandica	QC, NS, NB, PEI
	Green Sea Urchin	Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Sea Cucumber	Cucumaria frondosa	QC, NS, NB, NL, PEI
	Whelk	Buccinum undatum	QC, NS, NL
	Periwinkle	Littorina littorea	NS, NB, NL

1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Government of Canada. (2006). St. Lawrence Observatory: Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence. Retrieved May 2006 from www.osl.gc.ca/guide_sp/en/poiss/sp/liste.html
2. Monterey Bay Aquarium. (2006). Seafood Watch: Seafood Guide. Retrieved May 2006 from http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_factsheet.aspx?gid=10
3. Government of New Brunswick. (2006). New Brunswick Shellfish Factsheet. Retrieved May 2006 from http://www.gnb.ca/0172/lobsterfactsheet.pdf
4. Goldwater Seafoods. (2006). Oysters. Retrieved May 2006 from http://www.goldwaterseafoods.com/oyster.htm
5. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (2006). External view of Mercenaria mercenaria valve. Retrieved May 2006 from http://www.marlin.ac.uk/baski/image_viewer.asp?images=mermer&topic=Species

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