Snorkeling for Wild Scallops in Nova Scotia

Noah and Kyle go scallop diving in Nova Scotia.
Make sure to understand the regulations before scallop diving in Nova Scotia. There are different seasons, size limits, restrictions and reporting requirements that vary across our coastline.
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  • @NorthernScavenger
    @NorthernScavenger3 жыл бұрын

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  • @sesquashtwo

    @sesquashtwo

    3 жыл бұрын

    The thing abut Scallops...is that they are so sensitive to length of cooking and the time over heat, that placing them on the BBQ is really not a good idea. Scallops need to pan fry over heat that will liquefy butter, but will NOT BURN IT...and for only 90 seconds per side. You want Scallops to be butter caramelized on both sides, but be slightly ***translucent*** in the middle thickness. If they have gone totally white...they are over-cooked, and will be a rubbery mouth feel. Scallops are best only prepared over a heat source that can be totally controlled in temperature, and laid upon a flat searing surface, such as the best method...to butter sear in an open cast iron skillet. Top take away from my post...cook only 90 seconds per side, and do not touch the scallops unless to only turn over to the other side. They do not need tong or flipper 'mothering'.

  • @SignOfTheTimes008

    @SignOfTheTimes008

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where do you get the mesh bag to carry the scallops in? Thanks. Is this the same sort of thing? team-aquatic.com/products/speedo-ventilator-mesh-bag

  • @0321MrsJones

    @0321MrsJones

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where did you find the scallops? Fundy side?

  • @SignOfTheTimes008

    @SignOfTheTimes008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@0321MrsJones I'm curious to, I'd love to see them. Just from the relative safety of my dingy.

  • @adrienhicks4689
    @adrienhicks46893 жыл бұрын

    Bro, there’s literally nothing better than a raw, fresh Nova Scotia scallop. Glad to see you rep the East so well

  • @sesquashtwo

    @sesquashtwo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except for chance of picking up a tape intestinal parasite, and any toxins that might have been injested by the Scallop. Heat kills both parasitic eggs/worm, and renders the toxin oils (if any) to a non-active state. I would not eat any raw shell sea dwellers. Too much of a risk to health....hitch-hicking parasites and pollution or shell fish decay toxins.

  • @Mothobius

    @Mothobius

    5 ай бұрын

    Bro not raw

  • @maverick5066
    @maverick50663 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done boys, make this Maritimer proud 🍻

  • @davestelling
    @davestelling3 жыл бұрын

    Nature's delicacy, a gift from the sea. What a great hunt, thanks!

  • @Del-Canada
    @Del-Canada3 жыл бұрын

    Used to dive for those in Nova Scotia in the eighties. We'd be so hungry due to the cold and the diving we'd shuck them on shore and eat some right there, raw of course. I miss those days.

  • @felixmittermayer8753
    @felixmittermayer87533 жыл бұрын

    The „pumpkin“ creature is an anemone with it’s tentacles retracted. Nice video! Keep it up!

  • @chadsimms3656
    @chadsimms36562 жыл бұрын

    First time seeing this video nice I’m from Newfoundland I scuba dive for them here only aloud 50 a day and we eat the roe tell ya another way there great light a fire cook in the shell by a fire deadly cheers guys

  • @21ZacDUDE
    @21ZacDUDE3 жыл бұрын

    That's beautiful! Well done. Only a matter of time before your channel explodes. Keep up the great work :)

  • @n.sshoresandshallows41
    @n.sshoresandshallows412 жыл бұрын

    Watched this and your other scalloping videos quite a few times trying to get some idea of where to find scallops on the south shore, finally found my first hand picked scallops today! Hope you do more snorkeling videos this year!

  • @mickeyt1371
    @mickeyt13713 жыл бұрын

    Great dive guys...good job! Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @flyifri
    @flyifri3 жыл бұрын

    Sweet.! Thank you for sharing.!

  • @paultaylor3856
    @paultaylor38563 жыл бұрын

    So awesome Noah.

  • @OldBastardOutdoors
    @OldBastardOutdoors3 жыл бұрын

    Thats awesome guys. Congrats, im so glad you found some. Loved the video.

  • @NorthernScavenger

    @NorthernScavenger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Shaun

  • @Ruby-60
    @Ruby-603 жыл бұрын

    Wow awesome! Great job Bys! 👌👍

  • @paddlehooked4687
    @paddlehooked46873 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap that looked good! Plus, it always tastes better when you catch it, especially when it’s something new like this. Very cool.

  • @lilianebangay6221
    @lilianebangay62213 жыл бұрын

    well like i said in your last video ,i hope you find them ,now i know what they actually look like . looks so tasty .glad you did this thank you .

  • @pacediver2594
    @pacediver25943 жыл бұрын

    Great on finding the scallops looked like a fun time

  • @k.n.v.b1113
    @k.n.v.b11133 жыл бұрын

    now thats foraging!!! shanks for sharing

  • @WildIrishSoul
    @WildIrishSoul Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed that thank you. Can't beat a real video 😁👍👍 I'm in Ireland and can't wait to find my first scallops. 👌

  • @ericferguson9989
    @ericferguson998910 ай бұрын

    For years I've thought about taking my family out East for a vacation. This looks amazing.

  • @dirtslingerx
    @dirtslingerx3 жыл бұрын

    You found some ! Good job!

  • @SaltwaterSean
    @SaltwaterSean3 жыл бұрын

    Just subscribed guys! This is an awesome video

  • @chriscalon8913
    @chriscalon89133 жыл бұрын

    Welp, guess I have a new bucket list item. Thanks!

  • @jaredscabinlife2868
    @jaredscabinlife28683 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @tombulger
    @tombulger3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Noah now I have to go out and buy some scallops and try them on the BBQ. Looked delicious. Now before anyone asks where he caught them don't bother asking because I am sure he is not going to divulge his honey hole. If you must ask I would say somewhere in the waters off of Nova Scotia....lol Still looking for a trip through the canal system of Nova Scotia from Halifax through to the Bay of Fundy. That would make awesome video content for sure. Keep the coming and we will be keeping on watching. Catch you on the next video.

  • @JimBairdAdventurer
    @JimBairdAdventurer3 жыл бұрын

    Heck ya! delish

  • @Howwerelivingfishing
    @Howwerelivingfishing2 жыл бұрын

    Super cool! Would definitely love to try this some day

  • @rhomacity
    @rhomacity3 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Your underwater footage just keeps getting better and better. AS for eating raw scallops, there are an abundance of nasties that can be found in live scallops: 1. Fecal and other coliform bacteria, from runoff, sewage etc. Should not be a problem in allowed scallop areas, Fisheries and Oceans closes the areas that are unsafe, but you might get unlucky. 2 Red Tide: an algal bloom, can occur in spring and summer. comment :same as above 3 PSP: paralytic shellfish poisoning, another nasty algae product. Not destroyed by cooking, but pretty rare. As for the scallop roe, CFIA (food inspection) says: "Special note for recreational Atlantic sea scallop (Placopectin magellanicus) harvesters The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising recreational harvesters to only consume the adductor muscle when harvesting wild scallops. The adductor muscle is the portion which is commonly referred to as the scallop "meat". Whole wild scallops or wild scallop meats with roe and/or viscera attached can contain marine biotoxins, and if consumed, could cause severe illness." Sorry to be crabby (heh) but I eat scallops cooked. cheers

  • @amypettipas1270

    @amypettipas1270

    3 жыл бұрын

    The darker scallops are even sweeter when eaten raw 😋.....I grew up in a fishing family..lobster crab scallops clams mussels herring haddock cod mackerel, you name it, we ate it. I grew up on the Eastern Shore❤️

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf
    @BurchellAtTheWharf Жыл бұрын

    2:19 thats a sea anemone my guy, hes just haven his lunch

  • @FreakofNature1
    @FreakofNature13 жыл бұрын

    Redemption! Well done fellas! Eating well 😋

  • @livelife4471
    @livelife44713 жыл бұрын

    Scallops are chewy if you over cook them. I like scallops better than lobster. And you are right, they are sweet.

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf

    @BurchellAtTheWharf

    Жыл бұрын

    I suppose you never tryd them like osters , raw an straight out of the waters

  • @livelife4471

    @livelife4471

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BurchellAtTheWharf No I haven't. I doubt that they would be chewy straight out of the shell. Properly cooked, they are not chewy.

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf

    @BurchellAtTheWharf

    Жыл бұрын

    @@livelife4471 you are right, 👍 I've never had an over cooked scallop, an hope I never have to 🤣

  • @Mothobius

    @Mothobius

    5 ай бұрын

    @@BurchellAtTheWharf eating raw meat should be a thing of the past unless your a wild animal

  • @TheWeedman420xxx
    @TheWeedman420xxx3 жыл бұрын

    good stuff

  • @johnmccormick175
    @johnmccormick1753 жыл бұрын

    Great catch and it looks delicious mmmmmmmmmm!

  • @fishonlinecanada
    @fishonlinecanada3 жыл бұрын

    I love the cinematic b-rolls and the closeup videos. That looks like an amazing meal you have cooked from the scallops. What is the open season for scallops? Thank you for sharing your video.

  • @joshuaarsenault951
    @joshuaarsenault9513 жыл бұрын

    So dang pretty!!

  • @fishpants3877
    @fishpants38773 жыл бұрын

    3:39 Can you see the lobster hiding?

  • @odalisvargasyaho
    @odalisvargasyaho Жыл бұрын

    amazing video please make more videos like this one

  • @mattbrown7233
    @mattbrown72333 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Great videos, I’m from NS and have been wanting to do this for a long time. Would you be able to recommend some areas you’ve found success in finding some? What depth did you find them? Many thanks and keep up the great videos!

  • @Ian-iu2tl
    @Ian-iu2tl3 жыл бұрын

    By the way. The roe is a concern due to toxic algae blooms but toxicity levels can vary from one scallop to another collected in the same area; but the adductor muscle tends to remain toxin free. So feast away boys.

  • @Ianhurley54
    @Ianhurley543 жыл бұрын

    Great video. You know you can eat scallops right out of the shell. Eat them with the sea water that’s inside is delicious!

  • @Mothobius

    @Mothobius

    5 ай бұрын

    That's sounds like a good way to get intoxicated with toxins.

  • @travisf7818
    @travisf78183 жыл бұрын

    Solid videos! Since you're down east, why not trek to the most remote town for some exploration? Meat Cove has a little bit of everything (aside from it being a massive tourist attraction now). Everyone stays in the little town, but if you head off into the mountains following the dirt road through the small town, you find some pretty awesome things (old miners roads, vintage vehicles in the forest left behind, mountains and unbelievable views of the ocean from the coastline, as well as views of the shipwreck)

  • @NorthernScavenger

    @NorthernScavenger

    3 жыл бұрын

    If spent some time down there, but not as much as I should. Cape Breton is a gem.

  • @blankspaceadventures
    @blankspaceadventures3 жыл бұрын

    9:36 Is that Colter and W.B. Walker I hear? Love that album.

  • @jamesmisiak8411
    @jamesmisiak84113 жыл бұрын

    Pretty work BOYZ.. was like being there almost

  • @lilianebangay6221
    @lilianebangay62213 жыл бұрын

    looks soooo goood ...i miss home

  • @OldBastardOutdoors
    @OldBastardOutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to do this myself this summer

  • @Ian-iu2tl
    @Ian-iu2tl3 жыл бұрын

    Awww man...that's just too wicked.

  • @stevenrldenault7451
    @stevenrldenault74513 жыл бұрын

    So glad to see this one on scallops. I’ve been wondering why there didn’t seem to be much foraging going on in the Maritimes, especially from the sea. Are the laws prohibiting seafood harvesting by individuals?

  • @Howwerelivingfishing

    @Howwerelivingfishing

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are certain things you can harvest without need of a permit if you look on the DFO website or if you call them they would have the information. There’s also a map you can find online that shows where it’s safe and not safe to harvest from, so you don’t accidentally eat shellfish that could make you sick from contamination.

  • @paulhayes9765
    @paulhayes97653 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video guys. Glad to see that you were successful Noah on your scallop quest. The meal sure looked tasty for sure. Searching the Atlantic Ocean sure beats Humber Bay park on Lake Ontario. 😂 Keep the adventures coming. 👌

  • @quacksmack7449
    @quacksmack74493 жыл бұрын

    lucky bastards :) I'm jealous. Cool vid

  • @colinbrown9044
    @colinbrown90442 жыл бұрын

    I kept thinking of Shirly Ann Durden

  • @xannon8155
    @xannon81552 жыл бұрын

    scallops and jazzzzz

  • @TheBowhunterinNB
    @TheBowhunterinNB3 жыл бұрын

    I do the same in New Brunswick , only I use scuba

  • @Veldtian1
    @Veldtian13 жыл бұрын

    Whaaaaaaat...???? The roe IS the Scallop, it ain't nothing without it.

  • @celyl
    @celyl3 жыл бұрын

    Luv that little Asian influence yum !

  • @markchuchra8399
    @markchuchra8399 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Great outing. Now I can’t stop thinking about scallops…. Where did the shrimp come from?

  • @navin9683
    @navin96832 жыл бұрын

    Where did you go diving for these scallops in Nova Scotia?? We might be visiting soon, and it would be amazing to catch some too!

  • @T.N.S.A.F.
    @T.N.S.A.F.3 жыл бұрын

    I love Scallops but I will usually only eat Digby Scallops. The one time I tried one raw I ended up having the gag reflex because the scallop was large and I put the whole thing in my mouth. I didn't mind the taste so much, it was the texture that made me gag. I have not tried a raw one since.

  • @abettermousetrap
    @abettermousetrapАй бұрын

    what beach did you go from? I hear Digby is the place and there are a few beaches between Peggys Cove. Blind bay has some open areas also. Is that a good area to fish for scallops?

  • @jimf1964
    @jimf19643 жыл бұрын

    That was interesting. Any idea why you can't eat the row? And are the other parts edible at all, or just not as desirable?

  • @NorthernScavenger

    @NorthernScavenger

    3 жыл бұрын

    I suspect it's a precaution as bio toxins could accumulate there

  • @paulgee8253
    @paulgee82533 жыл бұрын

    You should invest in proper dive/snorkel weight belt with quick release capability.

  • @lalylunssporadicchronicles6404
    @lalylunssporadicchronicles64043 жыл бұрын

    Why is it illegal to eat the row in Nova Scotia? Its really good raw or cooked

  • @Freekiter17
    @Freekiter172 жыл бұрын

    HI Good video, when dose season start and finish Scallops? what about regylation/rules for catching Lobster? its posible?

  • @awakenedintofreedom
    @awakenedintofreedom3 жыл бұрын

    I live in nova scotia I would love to join you sometime bro

  • @woo9440
    @woo9440 Жыл бұрын

    Did u guys use a tank?

  • @andrewthebladethrower8371
    @andrewthebladethrower83712 жыл бұрын

    on 2’, this is sea anemone, looks like plumosa, digesting something.

  • @robbiemoore7128
    @robbiemoore71283 жыл бұрын

    bread knife works best for opening them

  • @shelbydavis1488
    @shelbydavis1488 Жыл бұрын

    Where on the south shore did you do this?

  • @Viral-laughs1
    @Viral-laughs13 жыл бұрын

    Where is this?

  • @jeremyfoote8638
    @jeremyfoote86383 жыл бұрын

    need a shorter knife, curved side in your palm cut along the top and the roe will be on the one side of shell and the meat will be on the other shell.

  • @cmdguitar158
    @cmdguitar1583 жыл бұрын

    How jealous is Alex that he can’t be out here doing this.

  • @susanvannorden6845
    @susanvannorden68453 жыл бұрын

    How far out in the bay?

  • @ArchersPlace
    @ArchersPlace2 жыл бұрын

    Anyone familiar with scallop locations in the Sydney - Sydney Mines area in Cape Breton??

  • @theRockSalter
    @theRockSalter3 жыл бұрын

    hope my tip helped ;-)

  • @vicconi3723
    @vicconi3723 Жыл бұрын

    8:47 Where did you hear that it's illegal to eat the roe?????

  • @NorthernScavenger

    @NorthernScavenger

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not illegal. It's not recommended due to the potential accumulation of biotoxins in our local waters

  • @vicconi3723

    @vicconi3723

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NorthernScavenger Yes but in those restricted areas it's the same thing as clams or mussels. l know years ago when l talked to DNR and said to them that l grew up on eating them in my area. He responded by saying that the restrictions were there because it affects younger and older people worse. Thanks for your clarification.

  • @sesquashtwo
    @sesquashtwo2 жыл бұрын

    Scallops should only be cooked over high heat with butter for only 1.5 minutes one side, and then 1.0 minute the other side. You want them still slightly translucent in the middle. Putting them on the BBQ is turning them into only a rubber texture, being that that is a muscle after all. Nova Scotians, will only skillet pan/butter sauté them at 1.5 minute the first side, turn over, and ONLY 1.0 minute more, at a heat where butter will fry them, but not burn the butter. You will get a wonderful butter 'bark' BUT still have a most succulent mid-translucent fleshed Bay Scallop.

  • @JeffWinter1
    @JeffWinter13 жыл бұрын

    Fresh from the sea, nut'n better!

  • @colinbrown9044
    @colinbrown90442 жыл бұрын

    I cannot believe I get to do this....

  • @DriversofOttawa
    @DriversofOttawa3 жыл бұрын

    Have a recipe for that sauce?

  • @5305492
    @53054922 жыл бұрын

    Where is this exactly ??!

  • @sergiysosnov2999
    @sergiysosnov29992 жыл бұрын

    hi good video i’m from Ukraine inserted spear fishing its available?

  • @anthonyfertnig6868
    @anthonyfertnig68683 жыл бұрын

    wha

  • @Snowlady99
    @Snowlady993 жыл бұрын

    There ought to be a law against such sweet torture! You are a cruel, cruel man!