What is seafood?
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans.
1) Marine fish: shark, tuna, swordfish, mackerel, salmon, herring, sardines, sprats, anchovies, cod, flatfish, hake
2) Marine/fresh water fish as they can be both: salmon, eel
3) Fresh water fish: carp, catfish, bass, pike, plaice, burbot
4) Molluscs: oysters, scallops, mussels, cockles, sea snails, whelks, octopus, squid (calamari)
5) Crustaceans: shrimps (bigger), prawns (smaller), crabs, lobster
6) Aquatic animals: sea turtles, crocodiles, starfish, jellyfish, sea squirts, frogs
Also seaweed, although it is a plant, is included in seafood
Oh boy! So many different things that seas, oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds around us provide and that is all edible! Bon appetit! :-)
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