Gooseneck barnacles, one of the most expensive seafood in the world, cost 7 times more per pound than lobsters, and are also known as "seafood from hell"!
But exposure to these creatures is not simple, and fishermen picking gooseneck barnacles often comes with great danger and even the risk of death. In Europe, gooseneck barnacles are top delicacies, and many people say they taste like lobsters and clams.
Gooseneck barnacles live in the gaps in the island reefs where the currents are frequently exchanged, the requirements for water quality are very high, so far humans have not been able to successfully breed, which also makes the number of gooseneck barnacles very rare, fishermen can only pick gooseneck barnacles at low tide, it grows on the edge of the rock, in order to resist the waves, they will stick tightly to the rocks, so picking gooseneck barnacles is very difficult. Fishermen must be extra careful to ensure that they do not harm other creatures on the rocks, nor can they harm gooseneck barnacles, because the injured gooseneck barnacles are halved and the price cannot be sold, and the tide must be observed when picking gooseneck barnacles.
Some rocks look like they are full of gooseneck barnacles, but there are not many that can be picked, and the number of gooseneck barnacles must be ensured to be sustainable, so fishermen usually pick it at only 7.5% of the number, and the rest allows them to slowly multiply, and the rock will be closed for half a year.
The gooseneck barnacles picked must also be traded fresh and cannot be frozen, and the value of the frozen is reduced.
It is precisely because the number of gooseneck barnacles is scarce, picking is difficult, the growing environment is harsh, and it cannot be artificially farmed, so this delicacy has become the most expensive seafood.
