Crayfish farm near Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Freshly-caught live oysters, fin de claires, on sale at food market at La Reole in Bordeaux region of France

Freshly-caught live oysters, fin de claires, on sale at food market at La Reole in Bordeaux region of France

An aerial view of a live fish stall at the indoor Banzaan food market in Patong, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Live seafood for sale at the indoor Banzaan food market in Patong, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Freshly-caught squid, encornets frais, on sale at food market at Sauveterre- de-Guyenne, Bordeaux, France

Seafood live mussels, moules, on sale at farmers market in Normandy

Vendor fishing out live carp from large tub on the street for Christmas Eve, a tradition dating back hundreds of years, Prague, Czech Repubic, Europe

Live oysters, Huitres Normandes, from North Atlantic on sale at farmers market in Normandy, France

Live Mussels, bulots vivant, and whelks sea snails, on sale at farmers market in Normandy, France

Live fish at seafood market near Yeongjongdo pier, Incheon, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea, Asia

Live fish agonizing at seafood market, Dodong-Ri harbor, Ulleungdo, South Korea, Asia

A colorfully painted sign advertising live lobsters and fresh seafood hangs on a red wooden wall in Portland, ME.

China, Jiangsu, Nanjing, Fishmonger opening and cleaning shellfish with a knife for a customer at a street market near Xuanwu Lake Red and blue plastic tubs with live fish and shellfish with water being oxygenated via plastic tubes.

Close up of fresh lobsters