The yellow
clam Mesodesma mactroides (Deshayes, 1854) is an intertidal sandy beach bivalve that is distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America from Brazil to Argentina (Rios, 2009).
The Scottish Government said: "Some vessel operators have been using the technique to gather significant quantities of razor
clams worth several thousands of pounds at current market prices in a single fishing trip."
A council spokeswoman said: "Officers from Conwy County Borough Council, working with officers from Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government Inshore Fisheries Unit, visited the area and spoke to the individuals who had been harvesting the razor
clams.
12 ( ANI ): Researchers have been able to create robotic devices after observing snails and
clams.
The "String-of-Pearls Project" started last year and it has increased the population of other giant
clam species like the Tridacna squamosa, also known as the fluted giant
clam in the same family of Tridacna gigas and the Hippopus hippopus or known as the bear paw
clam.
Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities on Sunday seized more than 400kg of
clams from fishermen in Prey Nub district's Veal Rinh and O'Chrov communes and returned them to the sea.
Sunila (2006) reported a prevalence of 0.3% in wild
clam surveys from the coast of Connecticut from 1997 to 2006.
When you purchase
clams, be sure they're closed, or close immediately when tapped with a finger.
On any given day, Peter's
Clam Bar, which was founded in 1939, goes through between 3,000 to 4,000
clams, Yamali said.
For each
clam imaged, we recorded the observed point of colonization.
The notice states: "This closure has been imposed for fishery management purposes and is intended to conserve and protect razor
clam stocks."