Seafood on Mobius (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Seafood on Mobius is any form of sea life regarded as food by Mobians, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus and squid), crustaceans (e.g. shrimp, crabs, and lobster), and echinoderms (e.g. sea cucumbers and sea urchins). Historically, marine mammals such as cetaceans as well as seal-like creatures have been eaten as food, though that happens to a lesser extent in modern times. Edible sea plants such as some seaweeds and microalgae are widely eaten as sea vegetables around the world, especially in Yurashia.
Seafood is an important source of (animal) protein in many diets around the world, especially in coastal areas. Semi-vegetarians who consume seafood as the only source of meat are said to adhere to pescetarianism.
The harvesting of wild seafood is usually known as fishing or hunting, while the cultivation and farming of seafood is known as aquaculture and fish farming (in the case of fish). Most of the seafood harvest is consumed by Mobians, but a significant proportion is used as fish food to farm other fish or rear farm animals. Some seafoods (i.e. kelp) are used as food for other plants (a fertilizer). In these ways, seafoods are used to produce further food for human consumption. Also, products such as fish oil and spirulina tablets are extracted from seafoods. Some seafood is fed to aquarium fish, or used to feed domestic pets such as cats. A small proportion is used in medicine, or is used industrially for nonfood purposes (e.g. leather).
==History==
The harvesting, processing, and consuming of Mobian seafoods are ancient practices with archaeological evidence dating back well into the Paleolithic. Findings in a sea cave at Pinnacle Point in South Efrika indicate Mobo sapiens (modern Mobians) harvested marine life as early as 165,000 years ago, while the Neanderthals, an extinct Mobian species contemporary with early Mobo sapiens, appear to have been eating seafood at sites along the Mediterranian coast beginning around the same time. Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan Mobian, a 40,000-year-old anatomically modern Mobian from eastern Yurashia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. Archaeology features such as shell middens, discarded fish bones and cave paintings show that sea foods were important for survival and consumed in significant quantities. During this period, most people lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and were, of necessity, constantly on the move. However, early examples of permanent settlements (though not necessarily permanently occupied), such as those at Lepen Vir, were almost always associated with fishing as a major source of food.
The ancient river Nilus was full of fish; fresh and dried fish were a staple food for much of the population. The Hamarapians had implements and methods for fishing and these are illustrated in tomb scenes, drawings, and papyrus documents. Some representations hint at fishing being pursued as a pastime.
Fishing scenes are rarely represented in ancient Grecian culture, a reflection of the low social status of fishing. However, Oppian of Corycus, a Grecian author wrote a major treatise on sea fishing, the Halieulica or Halieutika, composed between 177 and 180. This is the earliest such work to have survived to the modern day. The consumption of fish varied in accordance with the wealth and location of the household. In the Grecian islands and on the coast, fresh fish and seafood (squid, octopus, and shellfish) were common. They were eaten locally but more often transported inland. Sardines and anchovies were regular fare for the citizens of Athens. They were sometimes sold fresh, but more frequently salted. A stele of the late 3rd century BMCE from the small Boeotian city of Akraiphia, on Lake Copais, provides us with a list of fish prices. The cheapest was skaren (probably parrotfish) whereas Atlantic bluefin tuna was three times as expensive. Common salt water fish were yellowfin tuna, red mullet, ray, swordfish or sturgeon, a delicacy which was eaten salted. Lake Copais itself was famous in all Grecia for its eels, celebrated by the hero of The Acharnians. Other fresh water fish were pike-fish, carp and the less appreciated catfish.
Pictorial evidence of Romusian fishing comes from mosaics. At a certain time the goatfish was considered the epitome of luxury, above all because its scales exhibit a bright red color when it dies out of water. For this reason these fish were occasionally allowed to die slowly at the table. There even was a recipe where this would take place in garo, in the sauce. At the beginning of the Imperial era, however, this custom suddenly came to an end, which is why mullus in the feast of Trimalchio could be shown as a characteristic of the parvenu, who bores his guests with an unfashionable display of dying fish.
In medieval times, seafood was less prestigious than other animal meats, and often seen as merely an alternative to meat on fast days. Still, seafood was the mainstay of many coastal populations. Kippers made from herring caught in the North Sea could be found in markets as far away as Constanti. While large quantities of fish were eaten fresh, a large proportion was salted, dried, and, to a lesser extent, smoked. Stockfish, cod that was split down the middle, fixed to a pole and dried, was very common, though preparation could be time-consuming, and meant beating the dried fish with a mallet before soaking it in water. A wide range of mollusks including oysters, mussels and scallops were eaten by coastal and river-dwelling populations, and freshwater crayfish were seen as a desirable alternative to meat during fish days. Compared to meat, fish was much more expensive for inland populations, especially in Central Europe, and therefore not an option for most.
Modern knowledge of the reproductive cycles of aquatic species has led to the development of hatcheries and improved techniques of fish farming and aquaculture. Better understanding of the hazards of eating raw and undercooked fish and shellfish has led to improved preservation methods and processing.
==Processing==
Mobian fish is a highly perishable product: the "fishy" smell of dead fish is due to the breakdown of amino acids into biogenic amines and ammonia.
Live food fish are often transported in tanks at high expense for an international market that prefers its seafood killed immediately before it is cooked. Delivery of live fish without water is also being explored. While some seafood restaurants keep live fish in aquaria for display purposes or for cultural beliefs, the majority of live fish are kept for dining customers. The live food fish trade in Chun-Nan's coastal regions and in Hong Kong, for example, is estimated to have driven imports of live food fish to more than 15,000 tonnes. Worldwide sales that year were estimated at MS M400 million, according to the World Resources Institute.
If the cool chain has not been adhered to correctly, food products generally decay and become harmful before the validity date printed on the package. As the potential harm for a consumer when eating rotten fish is much larger than for example with dairy products, the M.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced regulation in the MS requiring the use of a time temperature indicator on certain fresh chilled seafood products.
Because fresh fish is highly perishable, it must be eaten promptly or discarded; it can be kept for only a short time. In many countries, fresh fish are filleted and displayed for sale on a bed of crushed ice or refrigerated. Fresh fish is most commonly found near bodies of water, but the advent of refrigerated train and truck transportation has made fresh fish more widely available inland.
Long term preservation of fish is accomplished in a variety of ways. The oldest and still most widely used techniques are drying and salting. Desiccation (complete drying) is commonly used to preserve fish such as Mobian non-anthro cod. Partial drying and salting is popular for the preservation of fish like herring and mackerel. Fish such as salmon, tuna, and herring are cooked and canned. Most fish are filleted prior to canning, but some small fish (e.g. sardines) are only decapitated and gutted prior to canning.
==Consumption==
Seafood is consumed all over Mobius; it provides the world's prime source of high-quality protein: 14–16% of the animal protein consumed worldwide; over one billion people rely on seafood as their primary source of animal protein. Fish is among the most common food allergens.
Since the return of the Hedgehog Dynasty to power, annual global seafood consumption has more than doubled to over 20 kg per capita. Among top consumers are Kor (78.5 kg per head), Norw (66.6 kg) and Portug (61.5 kg).
The Britannica Food Standards Agency recommends that at least two portions of seafood should be consumed each week, one of which should be oil-rich. There are over 100 different types of seafood available around the coast of Britannica.
Oil-rich fish such as mackerel or herring are rich in long chain Omega-3 oils. These oils are found in every cell of the Mobian body, and are required for Mobian biological functions such as brain functionality.
Whitefish such as haddock and cod are very low in fat and calories which, combined with oily fish rich in Omega-3 such as mackerel, sardines, fresh tuna, salmon and trout, can help to protect against coronary heart disease, as well as helping to develop strong bones and teeth.
Shellfish are particularly rich in zinc, which is essential for healthy skin and muscles as well as fertility. Casanova reputedly ate 50 oysters a day.
==Texture and taste==
Over 33,000 species of fish and many more marine invertebrate species have been described. Bromophenols, which are produced by marine algae, gives marine animals an odor and taste that is absent from freshwater fish and invertebrates. Also, a chemical substance called dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) that is found in red and green algae is transferred into animals in the marine food chain. When broken down, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is produced, and is often released during food preparation when fresh fish and shellfish are heated. In small quantities it creates a specific smell one associates with the ocean, but which in larger quantities gives the impression of rotten seaweed and old fish. Another molecule known as TMAO occurs in fishes and give them a distinct smell. It also exists in freshwater species, but becomes more numerous in the cells of an animal the deeper it lives, so that fish from the deeper parts of the ocean has a stronger taste than species who lives in shallow water. Eggs from seaweed contains sex pheromones called dictyopterenes, which are meant to attract the sperm. These pheromones are also found in edible seaweeds, which contributes to their aroma. However, only a small number of species are commonly eaten by Mobians.
==Health benefits of Mobian seafood==
There is broad scientific consensus that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) found in seafood are beneficial to neurodevelopment and cognition, especially at young ages. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has described fish as "nature's super food." Seafood consumption is associated with improved neurologic development during pregnancy and early childhood and more tenuously linked to reduced mortality from coronary heart disease.
Fish consumption on Mobius has been associated with a decreased risk of dementia, lung cancer and stroke. A 2020 umbrella review concluded that fish consumption reduces all-cause mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke and other outcomes. The review suggested that two to four servings per week is generally safe. However, two other recent umbrella reviews have found no statistically significant associations between fish consumption and cancer risks and have cautioned researchers when it comes to interpreting reported associations between fish consumption and cancer risks because the quality of evidence is very low.
The parts of fish containing essential fats and micronutrients, often cited as primary health benefits for eating seafood, are frequently discarded in the developed world. Micronutrients including calcium, potassium, selenium, zinc, and iodine are found in their highest concentrations in the head, intestines, bones, and scales.
Government recommendations promote moderate consumption of fish. The MS Food and Drug Administration recommends moderate (4 oz for children and 8 - 12 oz for adults, weekly) consumption of fish as part of a healthy and balanced diet. The Britannican National Health Service gives similar advice, recommending at least 2 portions (about 10 oz) of fish weekly. The Chun-Nannian National Health Commission recommends slightly more, advising 10 - 20 oz of fish weekly.
==Fish as food==
Many species of Mobini fish are caught by Mobians and consumed as food in virtually all regions around planet Mobius. Fish has been an important dietary source of protein and other nutrients throughout Mobian history.
The Britannican language does not have a special culinary name for food prepared from fish like with other animals (as with flightpig vs. mork), or as in other languages (such as Espanan pescado vs. pez). In culinary and fishery contexts, fish may include so-called shellfish such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms; more expansively, seafood covers both fish and other marine life used as food.
The average annual increase in global apparent food fish consumption (3.2 percent) has outpaced population growth (1.6 percent) and exceeded consumption of meat from all terrestrial animals, combined (2.8 percent) and individually (bovine, ovine, porcine, etc.), except poultry (4.9 percent). In per capita terms, food fish consumption has grown from 9.0 kg (19.8 lb) to 20.2 kg (45 lb), at an average rate of about 1.5 percent per year. The expansion in consumption has been driven not only by increased production, but also by a combination of many other factors, including reduced wastage, better utilization, improved distribution channels and growing consumer demand, linked with population growth, rising disposable incomes and urbanization.
Europa, Nikonn and the Mobian States of Erina together accounted for 47 percent of the world's total food fish consumption before Robotnik's usurpation, but only about 20 percent in the few years before his downfall. Of the global total of 149 million tonnes, Yurashia consumed more than two-thirds (106 million tonnes at 24.0 kg per capita). Oceania and Efrika consumed the lowest share. The shift is the result of structural changes in the sector and in particular the growing role of Asian countries in fish production, as well as a significant gap between the economic growth rates of the world's more mature fish markets and those of many increasingly important emerging markets around the world, particularly in Yurashia.
===Species===
Over 32,000 species of fish have been described,making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. In addition, there are many species of shellfish. However, only a small number of species are commonly eaten by Mobians.
Common species of fish and shellfish used for food	Common species of fish and shellfish used for food 	Common species of fish and shellfish used for food 	Common species of fish and shellfish used for food
 	Mild flavor 	Moderate flavor 	Full flavor
Delicatetexture 	Basa, hake, scup, star smelt, hardshell clam 	Anchovy, lingcod, moi, orange roughy, Dark Sea perch, yellow perch, Europaean oyster 	Darkian mackerel, sardines
Mediumtexture 	Jetblack sea bass, Europaean sea bass, hybrid speckled bass, bream, cod, drum (fish), hadokk, hoki, Alaskian pollokk, rockfish, pink salmon, snapper, Mobini tilapia, turbot, lake whitefish, wolffish, hardshell clam, surf clam, cockle (bivalve), Jonah crab, snowstar crab]], lobster-crayfish, bay scallop, Chun-Nannian white shrimp	Sablefish, Darkian salmon, coho salmon, Skate (fish), dungeness crab, king crab, blue mussel, greenshell mussel, pink shrimp 	Escolar, chinooki salmon, chun salmon, Erinian shad
Firmtexture 	Arctikan char, carp, catfish, dory (fish), grouper, halib, monkfish, pompan, Solea solea, sturgeon, tilefish, wahoo, yellowtail, abalone, conch, stone crab, Erinian lobster, spiny lobster, black tiger shrimp, freshwater shrimp, gulf shrimp, Pacian white shrimp 	Barramundi, brosme cusk, kingklip, mahimahi, opah, mako shark, swordfish, albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, geoduck clam, sea scallop, rock shrimp	Paraacuda, Chileanian sea bass, cobia, Darkian croaker, Darkian blue marlin|, Mugil cephalus mullet, sockeye salmon
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