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whelks
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whelks Shellfish; several types of spiral‐shelled marine
molluscs,
Buccinum undatum,
Fusus antiquus. A 100‐g portion of flesh (670 g in the shell) is a rich
source of protein, niacin, vitamin B
12, and iron; supplies 100 kcal (420 kJ).
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Whelk boats set off in search of elusive prey ; "ALL i know about whelks is how best to eat them," a Newlyn gill net fisherman told me.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 11/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...east, where similar whelk potting has carried...hundreds of years, tubs of whelks still sell very well. By the mid 1980s, whelk potting was booming...fisheries managers fear many whelk stocks remain under threat. Whelks live for up to 10 years...
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The whelk dredge fishery of Delaware.
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...from dredges. Knobbed whelk and horseshoe crabs...dredge catch by number. Whelks collected in the Atlantic...KEY WORDS: knobbed whelk, Busycon carica, whelk landings, fishery observer...INTRODUCTION Knobbed whelks, Busycon carica (Gmelin...
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Veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) range extensions in the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, USA.
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...first collection of rapa whelks from Hampton Roads...established a rapa whelk bounty program to facilitate...on three recent rapa whelk range extensions within...METHODS AND RESULTS All whelks described herein were donated to VIMS rapa whelk bounty program (Harding...
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Tracking behavior of Busyconinae whelks.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...responded and oriented more often than knobbed whelks (ANOVA, F = 6.48, P = .018) (Fig. 1A). Knobbed whelks zigzagged more than channeled whelk. Because channeled whelks oriented more often ([chi square...
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Age and growth of the knobbed whelk Busycon carica (Gmelin 1791) in South Carolina subtidal waters.(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...data for knobbed whelk growth. Her returns...sample of tagged whelks indicated growth...recaptured knobbed whelks, Power et al. (2002) estimated that whelk growth averaged 0...populations of knobbed whelks or whelk populations in South...
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Growth and development of veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa veligers.
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...from cultures of rapa whelk veligers to estimate...groups. Larval rapa whelks settled at shell lengths...1994). Veined rapa whelks (Rapana venosa) are...Korean waters, rapa whelk adults and egg masses...Native channeled whelks (Busycotypus canaliculatus...
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Asian Whelks threat continues in Chesapeake Bay
Magazine article from: Sea Technology; 3/1/2000; ; 681 words
; ...Investigating the whelk's potential sphere...as determined by the whelk's biology. A collection of whelks-alive and well and...collections of live whelks have been assisted...Participation in the VIMS Rapa Whelk bounty program by local...
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH TO STUDY EMERGING WHELK FISHERY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...could seriously deplete the whelk population." Stevens noted that the whelk fishery has been moving northward...decades. Directed fisheries for whelks developed in the 1970s in the...England. The Massachusetts whelk fishery was a small bycatch...
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The Weasel: My shellfish love affair with the whelk
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/23/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...customary supply of whelks last week. The fact...cornering the English whelk market. This monopoly...first of the warm whelk dishes arrived...dark green slurry of whelks, bacon and the Welsh...rhapsodised Jeremy. "The whelk should be ennobled...desperate you could eat whelks," ...
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PREDATORS ARE BREEDING IN BAY SCIENTISTS' REPORT CONFIRMS THE VEINED RAPA WHELK IS BREEDING ACROSS A WIDE AREA OF THE BAY AND THAT IT MAY POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO NATIVE CLAM AND OYSTER STOCKS.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...in the Black Sea, whelks here have few natural...fish may gobble some whelk larvae, but the...smaller, native whelks also are caught by...would support a rapa whelk fishery, too. Or...to turn over rapa whelks captured on the water...winter discovered a whelk stuck in the teeth...
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whelk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
whelk large marine gastropod...temperate waters. The whelk is sometimes eaten...frequently use it for bait. Whelks are scavengers and carnivores...along the shore. The whelk is sometimes mistakenly called conch . Whelks are classified in the...
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whelks
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
whelks Shellfish ; several types of spiral‐shelled marine molluscs , Buccinum undatum , Fusus antiquus . A 100‐...
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Snails
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...head and foot, is usually on the right. In the whelk Busycon perversum , the aperture is on the left...many of the freshwater snails. The common names whelk and conch refer to large snails. Whelk, derived from an old English word, is reserved...
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Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...x28C;/: whale , wharf , what , wheat , wheel , wheeze , whelk , when , whelp , where , whet , whether , which , while , whimper...Such forms were mostly spelt hw in Old English. The h in whelk appears to be a late insertion. (2) Several common parallel...
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tetramine poisoning
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
tetramine poisoning Paralysis similar to that caused by curare, caused by a toxin in the salivary glands of the red whelk, Neptunea antiqua (distinct from the edible whelk, Buccinum undatum ).
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