but Meadows also cites a 2016 study that notes “concerns that stricter enforcement of the trade in ivory products has diverted attention to giant clam shells.” The petition finding notes that there is ...

And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams, like these, which are often used for cooking. And then there are giant clams, which can grow more than a meter long and weigh as ...

and weigh up to 250 kg Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the Philippines. The seizure is one of the largest ...

Protection under the Endangered Species Act is an important step toward helping the species rebound.” Giant clams — the largest grow to a shell length of 54 inches and weigh nearly 500 pounds — live ...

COTABATO CITY — Policemen and personnel of the Bangsamoro agriculture and fisheries ministry seized 30 tons of giant sea clam shells in a joint operation in Barangay Taglibi in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday ...

Authorities seized around 30 tons of giant clam shells, known as “taklobo,” worth around P45 million in Patikul, Sulu. Personnel of the Sulu Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA) and the Ministry of ...