The abalone is a wonderful gift

A thermophilic inhabitant of comfortable coastal waters of the American, Asian, European and African continents, the oldest representative of the genus of gastropods - the abalone, or galiotis, got its name due to the shell resembling the shape of the ear.

Getting acquainted with a snail

A convenient snail's dwelling has a flat shape with sharply increasing bends and a series of functional holes that protrude outwardly and help the clam to travel across the ocean floor. It was in these holes that he Thrusts the appendages-tentacles. In addition, through these openings, water entering through a wide gap and washing the gills that are inside the mantle cavity, comes out. Haliotis is a fairly large mollusc, scuba divers find specimens up to 25 cm. The snail's foot is remarkably arranged: the most powerful natural sucker that withstands several atmospheres pressure and the strongest storm. The mollusk so firmly attached to the rocky surface that it can be separated only with a knife. The abalone lives in warm seas with a high concentration of salt. The Black and Baltic Seas are not attractive for snails due to their very high desalination.

Fishing value

People have long understood the value of shellfish: excellent tender meat and chic mother of pearl made a snail into an object of fishing. Its meat is consumed in many countries of the world. Dishes and delicacies from galiotis are familiar on the tables of Mexico, America, Japan and China. On the Mediterranean coast of Europe, in California, Japan, North Korea and Australia successfully operate clam-raising farms. Producers of this delicacy offer a very wide range: it can be preserved, frozen, marinated and used in cooking. The shellfish in Japan and China attach special importance. Here, the sea ears Archage and dishes from them are revered not only as a delicacy food, but also as a healing source of strength and health. It is believed that they add years of life and expel illnesses. And this is true, because the abalone is a storehouse of proteins and vitamins, unique compounds of which are not only an excellent tonic, improving the skin condition and appearance, but also relieve fatigue, stabilize blood pressure, promote immunity and resistance to diseases.

And pearls, and mother-of-pearl ...

The world's leading jewelry houses are not stingy when buying a nice mother-of-pearl haliotise shells. This magnificent material of excellent quality and amazing tones, from snow-white and greenish to blue-black, is very valuable and brings good profits to jewelers. Promyslovkam happens to even find pearls in the shells of the abalone. This happens very rarely. But Pearls come across valuable, large, extraordinary colors in azure-greenish, and sometimes pink-lilac tones.

Extraction and production of mollusks

Under natural conditions, when the water is heated to 18-20 ° C, the abalone spawns from June to September, and this period is forbidden for the collection of the mollusk. But even with the official permission for catching a set of rules that must be observed. Restrictions apply to the size of the harvested galiotis, because individuals considered to be 12 cm in length are considered commodity.

On farms that grow clam, spawning is stimulated by heating water, and fertilization occurs more quickly. Archeage (sea ears) lay millions of eggs that sink to the bottom, and after a while turn into larvae, then into juveniles. The technologies developed by specialists for the cultivation of mollusks have created an excellent production base, replenishing its world reserves and not destroying the population of the galiotis in natural conditions.