Zebra Mussels are inedible shellfish

[Gibsons]

They're an invasive species in the Great Lakes and other places. They grow quickly and clog up pipes. If they were delicious or something, it might not be such a problem.

Now technically, they might be edible, but they're too small to be practical and can harbor botulism.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Incredibly selfish? How?

 

[isekii]

Incredibly selfish? How?

Incredibly Shellfish

 

[GagHalfrunt]

We're not going to start channeling Kip Addotta, are we?

 

[SSSnail]

Incredibly Shellfish

Inedible shellfish

 

[slayer202]

hahaha

 

[Train]

would it make sense to try and crowd them out with edible shellfish?

That way at least we can get a renewable resource out of it and it won't be so costly to clean them off water intakes.

Just an idea.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I HATE those little bastards. They are great at slicing/cutting. Used to swim in lake Michigan a lot, now, have to wear protective gear so feet/ankles/legs dont get sliced open...

those things are sharp as hell and take a decent amount of force to break, like a bed a razor blades laying on the lake floor

 

[Gunbuster]

My Zebra Mussel might have gotten Zebra Measles from another mussel at the doctors office! Mandatory Mussel vaccinations of they can GTFO of the great lakes!

Jenny McMussel is such a dumb bitch...

 

[WilliamM2]

They're an invasive species in the Great Lakes and other places. They grow quickly and clog up pipes. If they were delicious or something, it might not be such a problem.

Now technically, they might be edible, but they're too small to be practical and can harbor botulism.

Welcome to 1988.

 

[Gibsons]

Welcome to 1988.

Welcome to ATOT.

 

[Gibsons]

would it make sense to try and crowd them out with edible shellfish?

That way at least we can get a renewable resource out of it and it won't be so costly to clean them off water intakes.

Just an idea.

They're crowding out larger, native shellfish.

 

[KMFJD]

Smallmouth Bass also feed on them

 

[manimal]

this is all one big shell game.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Why are invasive species never useful? Like the Asian carp that are basically inedible as well.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Why are invasive species never useful? Like the Asian carp that are basically inedible as well.

Carp are far from inedible.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com.../invasive-carp-clobber-catfish-in-taste-test/

 

[spacelord]

If you pick them off my outdrive, you can have the whole lot for dinner. free!

 

[waffleironhead]

Too bad they can't wipe out the lamprey.

 

[brainhulk]

Since they are filter feeders, they accumulate mercury. Eating them causes you to produce autistic sperm

 

[preslove]

10/10 :thumbsup:

 

[Ruptga]

But how do they fit into my vacation?

 

[Jodell88]

Why are invasive species never useful? Like the Asian carp that are basically inedible as well.

Asian Carp is eaten all over the world except America.

 

[DrPizza]

I HATE those little bastards. They are great at slicing/cutting. Used to swim in lake Michigan a lot, now, have to wear protective gear so feet/ankles/legs dont get sliced open...

those things are sharp as hell and take a decent amount of force to break, like a bed a razor blades laying on the lake floor

For anyone unfamiliar, that's not hyperbole. Brush up against those suckers and you're sliced open.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Some asshole brought his boat on the lake where my summer house is...and had these bastards on it. Now they are all over. They cling to anything and everything. Sure, the water is a lot clearer now than it was, but that just means more weeds.

When I take the pier out in the fall the posts are covered with these evil bastards. Nice thing is they haven't attached themselves to the boat yet. Thinking they won't since it gets used on the weekends.

 

[Train]

They're crowding out larger, native shellfish.

So obviously we won't use those...