Orange Roughy live in the deepest reaches of the ocean; most catches are made between 2,500 and 3,300 feet.  Perpetually in the dark, they feed on a variety of bioluminescent species, including prawns, squid and fish.
The world’s oldest recorded finfish species (nearly 400 million years) still living at the present time is the Coelacanth, it is found near the Comoro islands off Southwest Africa.
The fastest growing plant in the world is found off the coast of California, it is Brown Seaweed.
The oldest grow-out method of Mussel culture is the French Bouchot method, the word Bouchot means post.  Its history dates back to 1235, when an Irish sailor named Patrick Walton was shipwrecked on the French coast.  Planting some poles in the tidal water and covering them with a net, Walton’s plan was to catch seagulls, but instead he grew mussels.  The mussel spat attached itself to the posts and so, the Bouchot method was born.  France is one of the world’s leading mussel consumers and in appreciation of Mr. Walton; they named a street after him, Rue du Patrick Walton.
The expression that one should not eat raw oysters during the months that did not have the letter ”R” in its spelling, was attributed to an English parson named William Butler in 1599.