New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute of Marine Science of The University of Hong Kong, The Cawthron Institute and James Cook ...

Village managed reefs in American Sāmoa kept giant clam populations stable for 30 years better than federal reserves.

The Waikiki Aquarium announced today that its beloved giant clam, or Tridacna gigas, died of suspected natural causes on Tuesday. The clam was believed to be the oldest of its species in captivity ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ToBo Lab studied giant clam ...

A comprehensive study on the status of giant clams worldwide has now been published by an international team of marine scientists. An international team of marine researchers led by Dr Neo Mei Lin and ...

These charming bivalves of tropical reefs have myriad purposes, but just how many and to what extent are now more easily knowable The world’s biggest bivalves are the aptly named giant clams.

Clammy discovery A colourful new species of giant clam, thought to have been another well-known species, has been discovered on reefs in Western Australia and the Solomon Islands. The discovery could ...

The local government of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental vowed to pursue poachers of giant clams nested in its marine ...

The following post is authored by Frank Lee as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. The summer is coming to a close. I’m sorry. It’s time for us ...

Giant clams two feet long might have helped feed prehistoric humans as they first migrated out of Africa, new research reveals. The species, Tridacna costata, once accounted for more than 80 percent ...

MANILA: Philippine authorities have seized illegally harvested giant clam shells worth $3.3 million as smugglers turn to the endangered creatures as a substitute for the illicit ivory trade. In one of ...

The China Coast Guard (CCG) held a special maritime law enforcement briefing on Sunday, providing an overview of its 2024 efforts on maritime law enforcement and introducing plans for 2025. In ...