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"Like the sea urchin, scallops reproduce, or spawn, by releasing eggs and sperm into the water column. The scallop has a higher reproductive output than any other shellfish except oysters, with females producing 50-75 million eggs and males producing up to 100 million sperm," Beal says.
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www.cobscook.org/cobscookBay/soundings/art6-sca.htm
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Clams may be male, female or both (hermaphroditic) depending on the species and the particular stage in its life cycle. For example, the hard clam (quahog) begins its life cycle as a male, then later on may become a female. The various kind...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_clams_reproduce
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Indexed Clams Oysters and Scallops questions ... ; How do oysters reproduce? ... Oysters can reproduce by opeing, and closing its shell throughout the ocean floor.
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wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/2905-33
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Scallops live only about two years and can reproduce only in the summer of their second year. To allow for propagation of the next generation, only second year scallops with well defined raised growth line may be legally harvested in the fall.
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www.wellfleetshellfishdepartment.org/scallops.htm
www.wellfleetshellfishdepartment.org/scallops.htm
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Scallops live only about two years and can reproduce only in the summer of their second year. To allow for propagation of the next generation, only second year scallops with well defined raised growth line may be legally harvested in the fall.
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www.wellfleetshellfishdepartment.org/Bay_Scallops.htm
www.wellfleetshellfishdepartment.org/Bay_Scallops.htm
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Also how do scallops reproduce in the wild? <Sexually, by releasing sperm and eggs into the water.>; Side question: Do you think blue/red-legged hermit crabs would feed on delicate colonial tunicates (grow of Florida turtle grass, bright orange, yellow, etc)?
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www.saintbrendan.com/cdnjuly03/HuntRckScallop.html
www.saintbrendan.com/cdnjuly03/HuntRckScallop.html
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Male Scalloped Hammerheads reach sexual maturity at a length of 6 to 7 feet (1.8 to 2.1 metres) and an age of about 10 years. Females of the species reach sexual maturity at a length of 7 to 8 feet (2.1 to 2.4 metres) and an age of about 15...
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles...
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Once grown, a scallop must have just the right conditions to reproduce. This requires a rise in temperature which is enough to induce spawning, but not so high as to harm the animal. Scallops reproduce by releasing their eggs and sperm into the water in the hope that chance match-ups will occur.
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www.svbetsy.com/clips/scallops.htm
www.svbetsy.com/clips/scallops.htm
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