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Harvesting Method: |
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Collected by reef raiders, free diving or using Hookah gear (diving equipment that uses air supplied through a line from a surface compressor). |
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Features: The Giant clam is the largest living shelled mollusc and can weigh over 200kg. The shell, which can grow to 137cm in length, is sub oval to fan shaped. Shell is also white in colour and bears a number of radiating ribs. |
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| Conservation Status:
Vulnerable Local Name: Kima |
Threats: Giant clams are extremely slow growing and take up to 20 years before they reach sexual maturity. An individual can only reproduce if there are other spawning individuals nearby to fertilize the eggs. As the quantity of Giant clams in an area reduce, the likelihood of successful reproduction also reduces. The species is therefore extremely vulnerable to overfishing and as they are in popular demand, their numbers are rapidly dwindling jeapordising the future of the species |
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