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Watch What Happens When This Giant Clam Opens Up

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...
Center for Biological Diversity

10 Giant Clam Species Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

WASHINGTON— Responding to a petition by biologist Dwayne Meadows, Ph.D., and following the Center for Biological Diversity’s notice of intent to sue, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed ...
E&E

NOAA proposes protection for 10 giant ocean-dwelling clams

The agency says the coral reef species native to the Pacific and Indian oceans are endangered or threatened by illegal harvesting and habitat destruction. NOAA Fisheries has proposed Endangered ...
E&E

Guam delegate objects to NOAA giant clam proposal

Guam’s congressional delegate has raised concerns about a NOAA Fisheries proposal to list some species of giant clams under the Endangered Species Act, saying the agency should consider the clams’ ...