Hi, everyone!

This scallop species appears to be Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791).  When I was living in Newfoundland, Canada, my diving friends would sometimes share some of their catch with me.  They are delicious!

Regards,
Ron
 

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On Wed, 8/19/15, Allen Aigen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 Subject: [CONCH-L] deep diving for scallops
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 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/opinion/diving-for-scallops.html?emc=edit_ty_20150818&nl=opinion&nlid=69619284
 
 
 Placopecten magellanicus--more about the fisherman
 than the scallops, but...
 
 Allen Aigen
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