{"id":7272,"date":"2012-11-28T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=7272"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:18:08","slug":"coughing-scallops-key-to-water-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2012\/11\/28\/coughing-scallops-key-to-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Coughing Scallops Key to Water Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scallops\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Coughing scallops may provide a novel way to determine water quality.<\/p>\n

A scallop “coughs” when it cleans out its shell.\u00a0 If the inside gets dirty more often, the scallop coughs more often.\u00a0 A scallop’s cough is distinct from other underwater noise made by nearby sea dwellers.\u00a0 Unlike whale songs, which can be heard for miles<\/a>, a scallop’s cough can only be heard up to a little over thirty feet away.<\/p>\n

The cough could indicate that water quality is decreasing.\u00a0 Pollution from fish farms<\/a>, runoff from agricultural, and other contaminants can affect how the scallops grow and how often they cough.\u00a0 Current methods used to determine how scallops are faring in polluted waters include attaching motion sensors to their shells and examining tiny ridges on their shells, both of which are intrusive to the scallop.\u00a0 Monitoring coughs would be a kindness to the scallop while saving researchers time and effort.<\/p>\n

Curious to know what a scallop sounds like when it’s coughing?\u00a0 The scientists recorded it.\u00a0 You can listen to it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scallops<\/a> photo via Shutterstock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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