A Japanese village was drowning in 40,000 tonnes of scallop shells; then they crushed them to make stronger safety helmets for the fishermen
- Sarufutsu, a village on the northernmost tip of Japan's Hokkaido, is known for scallops.
- The village contributes to about 15% of the country's entire scallop catch, and Japan eats tens of thousands of tons of the sweet, sashimi-grade shellfish.
- However, what people consume is the muscle, not the shell.
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- Sarufutsu, a village on the northernmost tip of Japan's Hokkaido, is known for scallops.
- The village contributes to about 15% of the country's entire scallop catch, and Japan eats tens of thousands of tons of the sweet, sashimi-grade shellfish.
- However, what people consume is the muscle, not the shell.
Sources: Times of India