Are there pearls in scallops

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Close Help Do you have a picture to add? But in this case, he did, and while McCavour wishes she could have been the one to shuck the scallop, but she's happy her crew member turned it over for her to add to her collection.

On Saturday, the pearl was on display for customers at the lobster shop in Lorneville, N. It's one of the biggest ones she's found, and she said it's certainly the nicest. Scallops, like other mollusks, produce pearls as a way to deal with irritations, according to Marine biologist Claire Goodwin, who said they're likely formed to combat parasites.

Goodwin, who is a research scientist at the Atlantic Reference Centre in St. Andrews, said there's a good reason why many don't know scallops produce pearls— they're incredibly rare. Your email address will not be published.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Return to Blog. I got to see my first scallop pearl in Hong Kong in March, ! So, this feels like a very timely question from Mark in Australia! Bert Ternat from Conch Pearls gracefully showed me a scallop pearl and some other very interesting pearls in his collection. And I was shocked, too!