Ever see a scallop swim? They use jet propulsion. The 2023 Scallop Season is fast approaching—spanning August 16th—September 24th for St. Joseph Bay off of 30E Cape San Blas, FL. Will you be scalloping in Gulf County this year?🎥 ⁦‪MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife | Cone Heads 8020

Did you know this is how scallops swim? Using their powerful adductor muscle, the very part we most often eat, sea scallops rapidly clap their shells together, creating jet propulsion that launches them off the seafloor. This unique swimming behavior helps them evade predators like sea stars, setting them apart from more sedentary bivalves like clams and oysters. Found from North Carolina to Newfoundland, Atlantic sea scallops live in dense beds along the sandy or gravelly seafloor, often at dep