thermophilic occupant comfort coastal waters of the US, Asian, European and African continents, the oldest member of the genus of gastropods - abalone or galiotis, got its name from the shell-like shape of the ear.
Meet the snail
convenient home snail has a flat shape with sharp bends and the increasing number of functional holes, the raised outside and help to travel the mollusk oceanic bottom.It was in these holes, he sticks sprouts tentacles.In addition, through these openings water flowing through a wide gap and washing the gills inside the mantle cavity comes out.Galiotis is quite large clam divers find specimens reaching 25 cm. Remarkably arranged foot snail: a powerful natural sucker withstand a pressure of several atmospheres and the most violent storm.Shellfish so firmly attached to the rocky surface, which can only be separated with a knife.Lives abalone warm with a high concentration of salt seas.Black and Baltic Seas is not attractive to snails its very high desalination.
commercial value
People have long understood the value of shellfish: excellent meat tender and elegant mother of pearl shells snail turned into an object of trade.Its meat is eaten in many countries.Dishes and delicacies on the tables galiotisa accustomed Mexico, America, Japan and China.On the Mediterranean coast of Europe, California, Japan, North Korea and Australia successfully operate a farm on cultivation of shellfish.Manufacturers of this delicacy offer a very wide range: it canned, frozen, marinated and used in cooking.Particular importance is attached mollusks in Japan and China.There Arheydzh and abalone dishes are revered not only as a food delicacy, but also as a healing source of strength and health.It is believed that they add years of life and banish disease.And it's true, because abalone - a storehouse of proteins and vitamins, unique compounds which are not only an excellent tonic, improves skin condition and appearance, but also relieve fatigue, stabilize blood pressure, helping to improve immunity and disease resistance.
and pearls and mother of pearl ...
world's leading fashion houses do not skimp when buying a great mother of pearl shells galiotisa.This superb material of excellent quality and amazing colors, from white and green to blue-black, very valuable and brings a good income jewelers.Fishers might even find pearls in the shells of abalone.This happens very rarely.But the pearls come across valuable, large, extraordinary color gamut azure-green and sometimes pink-purple tones.
Mining and shellfish
in vivo at warming up the water to 18-20 ° C abalone spawns from June to September, and this period is forbidden to gather shellfish.But even if the authorization is set to catch a number of rules that must be followed.Restrictions relating to the size of catches galiotisa, because trademarks are considered to be individuals who have reached a length of 12 cm.
On farms, shellfish growers, spawning is stimulated by heating the water and fertilization takes place faster.Archeage (abalone) lay millions of eggs, which sink to the bottom, and some time later turn into larvae, then - in the juvenile.The developed technology of cultivation of shellfish specialists have created an excellent production base, to replenish its reserves and the world's population does not destroy galiotisa in nature.
