Crab that smells like ammonia.

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Humans must not collect crabs on Ocean Beach.

"Ranger Johnny, I swear that crab was already dead when I found it. All its legs were sticking up!"
 
A lot of seafood sold in the US is not fresh. I used to think that fishy smell that accompanies fish is normal, but after buying very fresh seafood at Japanese markets or eating sashimi, I realized that is not the case. Fresh fish has NO smell at all. If something has a fishy smell it's not fresh
 
Originally Posted By: tonycarguy
A lot of seafood sold in the US is not fresh. I used to think that fishy smell that accompanies fish is normal, but after buying very fresh seafood at Japanese markets or eating sashimi, I realized that is not the case. Fresh fish has NO smell at all. If something has a fishy smell it's not fresh


Why do my hands aquire that distinctive scent while cleaning freshly caught, still flopping fish then?

Bob
 
Worst smelling fish were bone fish that fed on rock crabs. Great for bait because of the smell. The crab would grip themselves on rocky shores. You needed a screw driver or a knife to pry them loose. They had a very strong smell, great for bait. The crabs would feed at night. Just before sunrise you could see thousands of them returning to the rocky shore.

The bone fish which I catch that feeds on shrimp, blue and white crabs doesn't have a strong smell.
 
Originally Posted By: benjamming
I was thinking the same thing the other day while catching them out of the pond.


Freshwater vs. saltwater? I worked in a fish market when I was a kid, and fresh fish is not odorless, but it doesn't have a "fishy" smell. Sorta depends on the species too. Sharks smell like sharks.
Of course are sharks actually fish?
 
Originally Posted By: tonycarguy
A lot of seafood sold in the US is not fresh. I used to think that fishy smell that accompanies fish is normal, but after buying very fresh seafood at Japanese markets or eating sashimi, I realized that is not the case. Fresh fish has NO smell at all. If something has a fishy smell it's not fresh


Last time I told someone that, I got slapped.
 
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