NEWPORT — Oregonians who bought pink shrimp at the coast or at large stores over the past few days have reported a rather unusual occurrence.
Their seafood glows in the dark.
Shrimp and other seafood can appear luminescent, courtesy of certain marine bacteria that might be hitching a ride, said Kaety Hildenbrand, of Oregon State University Sea Grant Extension, which has been receiving calls from concerned consumers.
The thing to remember, said Hildenbrand, who works with coastal fishing communities, is that “glowing” shrimp is not a health risk and doesn’t reflect mishandling during processing.
In fact, see-in-the-dark seafood is not all that uncommon.
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