She added that many creatures living in the shallow waters rely on their shells for shelter, and giant clams also provide food for other organisms. “Protecting them is essential for the health of ...

She added that many creatures living in the shallow waters rely on their shells for shelter, and giant clams also provide food for other organisms. "Protecting them is essential for the health of ...

Once common throughout Philippine reefs, excessive hunting for the food, pet and curio trade all but depleted the wild giant clam population by the mid-1980s, prompting the IUCN to classify them as ...

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 ...