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The next Rye Bay Scallop Festival will take place from 25th February – 4th March in 2012
Watch the Rye Bay Scallop Week Video
“We rip through Rye scallops with all the plump juiciness of Jennifer Lopez”
Jasper Gerard, Telegraph, 6th Feb 2010 writing about The Royal Oak, Brookland, Romney Marsh, Kent
Facts and Figures
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“The cheapest sea-towne for provision of fish for our house.” King Charles 1, 1628 speaking of Rye.
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Did you know that Rye’s fishing fleet moors almost two miles from the sea?
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There are more than 300 species of scallop in the world!
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You can tell the age of a scallop by its shell, one ring forms each year.
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Scallops can be traced back 300 million years in fossil form.
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The scallop is a mollusc and the only bivalve that can swim.
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The scallop is an excellent source of protein, calcium, iron and vitamin B12.
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The orange roe in a scallop is called coral.