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Survival Skillset

Lesson 7 of 14

The shore: sea plants, seaweeds and shellfish

40 min

At low water on a spring tide the shore opens up like a cupboard: weed-draped rocks, pools full of winkles, limpets clamped to every boulder, the keyhole marks of razor clams in the sand, and mussels in black beds along the gullies. The coast is one of the richest places in Britain to find food, and one of the few places where calories and protein can be gathered without a…

In this lesson

  • Coastal plants: sea beet, samphires and scurvy grass
  • Seaweeds
  • Shellfish: rights and rules
  • Shellfish safety: biotoxins, red tides and sewage
  • Why filter feeders are different
  • Algal poisons
  • Reducing the risk
  • Rock pools and the shore: crabs, limpets, winkles and razor clams
  • Common mistakes
  • Check yourself
  • Key points

The rest of this lesson is in the full course

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