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raccoon

(31,457 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2024, 05:37 PM Sep 24

Siri said there are shrimp and oysters in the Great Lakes

Did they get there naturally or did some people put them there to get them started?

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Siri said there are shrimp and oysters in the Great Lakes (Original Post) raccoon Sep 24 OP

both Cirsium Sep 24 #1

There are fresh water oysters. Used to get them in Lake St. Clair. I don't know about shrimp. Srkdqltr Sep 24 #2

There are also crayfish ... surrealAmerican Sep 24 #3

I Think The Shrimp Are REALLY Small ProfessorGAC Sep 24 #4

Cirsium

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Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 06:02 PM

Sep 24

There are native "oysters" (mussels) and native and non-native shrimp.

Srkdqltr

(7,661 posts)

2. There are fresh water oysters. Used to get them in Lake St. Clair. I don't know about shrimp.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 06:02 PM

Sep 24

Oysters not to eat that i know of.

surrealAmerican

(11,483 posts)

3. There are also crayfish ...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 06:13 PM

Sep 24

... and crabs.

ProfessorGAC

(69,888 posts)

4. I Think The Shrimp Are REALLY Small

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 08:46 PM

Sep 24

They're bright red. I think they're called blood red shrimp, or bloody shrimp, or something to that effect.
Pretty sure they are food for lake perch & other fish.
I remember hearing about these a long time ago, and IIRC they are under ½" long, tail to head.
So, if I remember this right, they are there, but they aren't food for people

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