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Giant ClamArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlAFPHighly prized for its meat and decorative shell the giant clam had virtually disappeared from the Philippines, fished out by local and foreign fishermen. Sushi-lover's find: BiMi in Los Angeles - Nov 5, 2008 Los Angeles Times,...we're served a terrific selection: silvery Spanish mackerel, beautiful toro, chewy and delicious giant clam, barely seared salmon, and yellowtail, The Arizona Republic - Oct 31, 2008 AZ Central.com,Surf clam and giant clam are commonly served; they have an even denser consistency than octopus, which can be strange to some. Maybe save for your second or Mayor fulfills promise, returns lost ring of Thai bet in Ms. Earth ... - Nov 1, 2008 Philippine Star,They also visited the Hundred Islands and launched the Giant Clam Garden of Asia in Clave island, where they joined city officials, Bureau of Fisheries and Meals Served: Dinner; Late Night - Nov 2, 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer,...sweetness of raw scallop, the smoky savor of lightly torched jack fish, and the fleshy crunch of giant clam cut into the frilly silhouette of a flower. Lions International adopting one isle in the Hundred Islands group - Oct 27, 2008 Balita.org,The proposed Lions Island is in the middle of the HINP, close to the giant clam farm of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI). New Giant Clam Species Offers Window Into Human Past - Aug 28, 2008 Science Daily (press release)28, 2008) — Researchers report the discovery of the first new living species of giant clam in two decades, according to a report to be published online on New giant clam species discovered - Aug 29, 2008 BBC News,T. costatahas "very peculiar characteristics" that set it apart from two other species of giant clam that are also found in the area. New Giant Clam Found; May Have Lured Early Humans - Aug 29, 2008 National Geographic,Genetic analysis has helped identify a new giant clam species in the Red Sea, a new study says. The two-foot-wide (60-centimeter) mollusk may hold clues to Clam sculpture unveiled - Sep 25, 2008 Asbury Park Press,Carolyn and Thomas Opanowicz, Nutley residents who vacation in Ocean Gate every September, came to the ceremony to see the giant clam. New giant clam discovered in Red Sea - Sep 16, 2008 Practical Fishkeeping,The new species, which has been named Tridacna costata by a team of scientists from Germany's Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Giant Clam Discovered In Red Sea - Aug 30, 2008 RedOrbit,Scientists have found a new species of giant clam in the Red Sea. It is the first new living species of giant clam that has been discovered in 20 years. Scientists Discover Giant, 2-Feet Long Clams That May Have Fed ... - Aug 28, 2008 FOXNewsToday, these mollusks, the first new living species of giant clam found in two decades, represent less than 1 percent of giant clams living there. The clams are nearly gone - Sep 18, 2008 Daily Express,...on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), under which it is forbidden to sell or export wild stocks of giant clams or giant clam products. Our Ancestors Chowed Down on Giant Clams, Study Says - Sep 2, 2008 Discover Magazine,However, checking the fossil record, the scientists found that the giant clam once made up 80 percent of the population, then dropped off precipitously Seeking guilt-free sushi and sashimi - Sep 25, 2008 Los Angeles Times,...spot prawn (amaebi), giant clam (mirugai), sea urchin roe (uni) and, of course, California rolls made with imitation crab called kanikama or surimi. City's new top bureaucrat is a yes man, and that's exactly what's ... - Sep 25, 2008 Globe and Mail,...was nowhere to be found. fulminated against his appointment in the giant clam below, complaining mightily if not coherently about how "terrible, In Brief: Surfing labradors; Return of the bittern; Early humans ... - Aug 28, 2008 Times Online,A newly discovered species of giant clam has been identified as the first victim of overfishing by Man. Analysis of the fossil record of Tridacna costata, One Whale of a Pearl - Sep 13, 2008 jewelry01.blogspot.com/,The brain-shaped specimen—a giant, non-nacreous natural blister pearl—was found in the giant clam Tridacna Gigas (aka the 'killer' clam) and measures over Some Deep issues today. - Sep 1, 2008 ScienceBlogs..."T. costata has "very peculiar characteristics" that set it apart from two other species of giant clam that are also found in the area. San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts world under - Sep 21, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,Or marvel at the 2000 tropical fish, giant clam and garden eels swimming in the coral reef downstairs. At the newly reopened California Academy of Sciences, City's cleaning effort a success - Sep 18, 2008 New Straits Times,Among the efforts were establishing a giant clam breeding and coral rehabilitation programme, recycling waste and using treated waste water. Potential New Threat For Coral Reefs And Health Of Communities In ... - Sep 4, 2008 Science Daily (press release)However, unlike dinoflagellates, these microorganisms contaminate mollusc species such as the giant clam and also a broad range of coral reef fish local Bush's new ocean protection plan needs more teeth - Sep 10, 2008 Seattle Post IntelligencerAnother proposed site is Rose Atoll, off American Samoa, a nesting area for the threatened green sea turtle and home to the rare giant clam. Putsch comes to shove - Sep 6, 2008 Globe and Mail,The usual cacophony of the giant clam is stilled, debate forestalled and dissension packed off to a designated "protest corner" on AM radio, EGL authenticates one of world's largest pearls - Sep 9, 2008 National Jeweler Network,The brain-shaped specimen—a giant, non-nacreous natural blister pearl—was found in the giant clam Tridacna Gigas and measures over six inches in length. Leading scientist urges teaching of - Sep 12, 2008 Times Online,The Haida of British Columbia believe a raven found a giant clam shell full of little humans and coaxed them out. Should that be taught too? Bush's Oceanic Legacy - Sep 12, 2008 RedOrbit,Then there's Rose Atoll, near American Samoa, with such rarities as a species of sea turtle whose survival is threatened and a rare giant clam. Tuesday, September 2 - Sep 2, 2008 Archaeology,Marine ecologist Claudio Richter and others have identified a rare species of giant clam that was once the dominant variety. Did early hunter-gatherers Ensuring an ocean legacy - Aug 29, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,...site is Rose Atoll off American Samoa in the Pacific Ocean, which is a nesting area for the threatened green sea turtle and home to the rare giant clam. Heavy Pearl Is Lumpy But Rare - Sep 11, 2008 Luxist,It is a non-nacreous natural blister pearl found inside the giant clam Tridacna Gigas off the waters of the Philippines. The stone is over six inches in Paradise uninterrupted: Mamanucas take on environmental protection ... - Aug 11, 2008 Fiji Times,Part of this process is a drive to restore giant clam populations in the area, because clams are helpful for the development of reef. Train derails, spills 100 tons of coal - Jul 31, 2008 High Springs Heralds,The railroad company is committed to cleaning up every bit of every spillage, with the contracted company using everything from giant clam shell bucket A scotch on the rocks - Aug 4, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,...the simple combination of antique French bed linen, freestanding bath, randomly placed piles of smooth pebbles, giant clam shells, hurricane lamps and Finding Nemo - Jul 25, 2008 Globe and Mail,...it defies description anyway; it is surely the reason the term "teeming" was coined, and the interior of a giant clam alone is more than I can explain. LA teacher on Australian expedition - Jul 22, 2008 Los Angeles Times,...into our regulators and equalize the pressure of our ears, and we floated past sea turtles, soft and hard corals, and even caressed a giant clam. WOW Blacksmithing Guides - Aug 3, 2008 indiainteracts.com,...“From Beer-Basted Boar Ribs to Giant Clam Scorcho, there is no recipe too obscure or odd to avoid notice from the Chefs of Azeroth. Annette Nahinu, legendary restaurateur - Jul 29, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,Giant clam shells and lauhala leaves cover the restaurant's walls, which glow from the light of colorful buoys salvaged from the sea. Another Customs ship for patrol - Apr 7, 2008 The Australian,..."We know that illegal fishing for turtle, shark fins, sea cucumbers, trochus and giant clam shells has occurred in the area. The Ashmore Guardian will be a Public Museum Director Mary Esther Lee is on the ride of her life - Apr 6, 2008 MLive.com,Signs stop her, from "fresh blueberries" to "Giant Clam Museum." She's addicted to "Lost" on TV. She has bright red sofas. Her childhood was full of the Making a splash - Apr 13, 2008 TheReporter.com,...to find a hidden kelp forest animals and cuddle up in a giant clam, "said exhibit developer Jenny Sayre Ramberg, of the new and improved Splash Zone. Hot success for cool fundraiser - Apr 11, 2008 South Asian Post, Canada,The BC Shellfish Growers Association was also there and donated oysters that were beautifully displayed in a lite giant clam ice sculpture. The little snail in big trouble - 22 Feb 2008 Telegraph.co.uk,They are distantly related to the giant clam and octopus and are most active after rain. The captive Partula are fed a diet of crushed cuttlebone, Materials, seedlings for giant clam expansion ready free for ... - Feb 17, 2008 Marianas Variety,The main purpose of the grant is to help the expansion of giant clam production in Palau. Minister Oitochi Besebes said Palau needs this kind of development Monterey Bay Aquarium's 'Splash Zone' will re-open March 17 - Feb 20, 2008 The Salinas Californian,...“We wanted to create a place where families can actively explore the ocean together, race to find hidden kelp forest animals and cuddle up in a giant clam,� First Look: Sushi Damo - Feb 7, 2008 Washingtonian.com,By Todd Kliman , Cynthia Hacinli , Ann Limpert Red soy bean paste and a giant clam elevate this miso soup. Photograph by Stacy Zarin-Goldberg. 14 grants received in January total $3.5M - Feb 19, 2008 Marianas Variety,16 along with four other different grants including $14967 from the government of New Zealand to provide fund for giant clam project with MCT also as the Bajau Laut learning new fishing tricks - Jan 26, 2008 New Straits Times,..."We are also developing other forms of aquaculture such as giant clam and abalone farming and we are running trials at our hatchery in Pulau Bohey Dulang 1 pm - Guam Gallery of Arts to hold Sinahi night on Feb. 22 - Feb 17, 2008 Pacific Daily News,Special attention will be given at this event to the giant clam shell, or “hima� in Chamorro. It is also the time to bring in the New Year based on the Squalid-arity! - Jan 26, 2008 News of the World,The grubby 35-year-old clambered on to a giant clam-shaped bed for an hour-long session in the notorious BigSister brothel. Yet last May, Boyce, Aqua culture project eyed in Bais City - Feb 14, 2008 Visayan Daily Star,Villanueva said the facility is for giant clam culture and crabs, as well as for distribution of fish solar drier. Almost 4000 clams will be distributed to My net worth - Jan 31, 2008 Ha'aretz,I'm Avner Bernheimer, hatched like Aphrodite from a giant clam. My friend Shira likens my aversion to reviewing the latest activity in my checking account Sinahi Night, Full Moon Night at Chamorro Village - Feb 14, 2008 Marianas Variety,For this night, special attention will be given to the giant clam shell or in Chamorro, Hima. It is also the time to bring in the New Year based on the Sound bite: City proposes new noise restrictions - Feb 11, 2008 The Hook,Would this let the giant clam off the hook? A public hearing on these proposed noise amendments will be held at the next City Council meeting on Tuesday, Conservation moves south - Feb 8, 2008 Fiji Times,...also support a multitude of unique coral, invertebrate and fish species, including one of Fiji's largest natural occurring colonies of giant clam. Divers plant giant clams underwater - Nov 24, 2007 Inquirer.net,But it’s also another way to get the endangered giant clam species (Tridacna gigas) cultivated in Nasugbu waters, he added. The species, prized for its Gov’t urged to allow export of giant clams - Nov 9, 2007 Inquirer.net,Dr. Suzanne Mingoa-Licuanan, leader of the giant clam project, said the Tridacna gigas (one of the giant bivalves species) was considered virtually extinct Monterey Bay Aquarium to Open Expanded "Splash Zone: Ocean Homes" - Nov 5, 2007 HappyNews.com,..."We wanted to create a place where families can actively explore the ocean together, race to find hidden kelp forest animals and cuddle up in a giant clam," Grading Toronto city council - Nov 10, 2007 National Post,The Rebel: Brian Ashton, Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest (B+): The wittiest guy in the Giant Clam. He wins points for having the guts to defy the Mayor on the Visitors Bureau Embarks on PR Campaign - Nov 6, 2007 Solomon Times Online,A place where you can snorkel above giant clam shells as big as sofas, as well as wrecks from World War II discover shells twice the size of your Greg Pangelinan carves his way into Chamorro history - Nov 2, 2007 KUAM.com,Pangelinan, a member of the Chamorro Crafters, carves a wealth of designs from materials like wood, giant clam shell, stone and coconut. Home of the giant clams - Oct 2, 2007 Inquirer.net,Giant clam meat is considered an aphrodisiac in Asia-Pacific countries. Its shells are used as dishes, tools, jewelry and ornaments. Ocean Watch - Oct 19, 2007 Honolulu Star-Bulletin,His foot landed in the center of a giant clam, which snapped tight on his leg. The other researchers couldn't pry the clam's shells open with their hands, Undersea Giant Clam garden - Sep 27, 2007 Daily Express,..."Our focus will be on Giant Clam propagation," said Wong. "This threatened mollusc would be intensively propagated at MERC and restocked into waters around Entree to Nova Scotia - Oct 21, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer,No, they're a kind of giant clam dug at the rocky beaches of the French shore, which views the Bay of Fundy. Many trim houses along the single main road fly • What: The Headgator, a multitasking swatch of fabric - Oct 20, 2007 Houston Chronicle,We were getting warmer with the hat style — if only the drooping flap of fabric didn't resemble the foot of a giant clam. The most wearable configuration Maria Ressa's acceptance speech for TOWNS Awards - Oct 18, 2007 ABS CBN News,Hilly discovered a new species of giant clam found only in the Red Sea. How did she outscoop the other marine biologists in Jordan? Forging Ethnic Food The first in a series of culinary fakeries - Oct 18, 2007 North Coast Journal,...“Fusion,� however, involves new, unusual and sometimes labor-intensive combinations — geoduck (giant clam) carpaccio, coconut-cream lobster bisque, Pacific, lungs of the earth - Oct 13, 2007 Fiji Times,They have erected nets to prevent erosion and constructed walls from giant clam shells to hold back the sea. Climate change has the potential to wipe or dry Delius Too Easily Overlooked For Meatless Cuisine - Sep 27, 2007 Gazette Newspapers,...perhaps the spicy saltiness of the mayonnaise-based dressing, but a bite into this sandwich is reminiscent of giant clam sushi with a splash of wasabi. Cyprus and Aphrodite the Greek Goddess of Love Beauty and Sexual ... - Sep 23, 2007 PR-GB.com (press release),...comes into the picture because Aphrodite was carried by the sea and came ashore on the Island and some legends claim she rode on a giant clam shell. 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