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Nice dozen tonight from 22 metres off Orestone in Torbay. Tea tomorrow. Think it counts as underwater foraging.
dont you start@Matt has asked if you could bring a dozen with you too the meet @divebuddy did they are his favourite
I think it depends on the water they grow in. They are both filter feeders so they ingest whatever impurities are there. Mussel beds can become contaminated in river estuaries from effluent. There are some rules I believe about flushing mussels and oysters for 30 hours before selling to the public. Scallops are normally in sea which is tidal but not normally by an estuary. I tend to let scallops flush themselves in clean water overnight before opening snd processing them. I only eat the central muscle part after frying lightly in butter 3 minutes each side. Mussels I boil/steam for 15 minutes in a variety of wine/water/herbs. Only eat the ones that open during cooking. Having said all of that, it's your choice and responsibility if you eat them. Local fishermen will be aware if there are reasons not to take the shellfish such as an outbreak of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP).