Beginning in 1834, an index of business activity by the Cleveland Trust Company provides data for comparison between recessions. Beginning in 1854, the National Bureau of Economic Research dates recession peaks and troughs to the month. However, a standardized index does not exist for the earliest recessions. In 1791, Congress chartered the First Bank of the United States to handle the country's financial needs.
n. pl. shellfish or shellÂ·fishÂ·es. 1. Any of various edible aquatic invertebrate animals having a shell, especially mollusks such as clams and oysters, and crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs, and shrimp. 2. An edible mollusk, in contrast to a crustacean: regulations concerning fish, crustaceans, and shellfish. 3. The edible flesh of such animals.
Cuttlefish. The Cuttlefish is one of the most intelligent invertebrates in the world and contrary to what the name suggests the Cuttlefish is actually a mollusk and is part of the same family as squids and octopusâs.nother notable feature of the Cuttlefish is its skin. The Cuttlefish is a master of camouflage and has unique skin cells that can change pigment to create a vast array of colors including amazing metallic green, blue and yellow.