Browsing Manila Bulletin by Scientific Name "Tridacna gigas"

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    • Center of biodiversity 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 14, 2017, on page 14)
      The Philippines is the "center of the center" of marine fish diversity. We have 2,983 fish species compared to the other countries within the Coral Triangle, the center of marine biodiversity of the world.

    • Coral reefs bounce back to life as gold processing firm deploys reef balls 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2022, on page B-6)
      A vast marine protected area off the island of Aroroy in Masbate recently witnessed the “return to life” of coral reefs, following the steady deployment of close to 3,000 reef balls in a determined bid to rehabilitate the ...

    • Meet the giant clam, the building block of our oceans 

      Fernandez, Jayvee (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2017, on page 16-17)
      Meet the giant clam, more commonly known as “Taklobo.” Native to the waters of the Philippines and in other parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean, these clams bear the weight of helping cultivate life in our coral reefs. ...

    • Saving the 'Taklobo' giant clams of Samal 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2015, on page 18)
      Adecor, Island Garden City of Samal - Fifteen years ago, giant clams locally known as "Taklobo" were already considered rare in the areas of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) as their numbers have continued to ...

    • Swimming with Samal's giant clams 

      Alcantara, Jojie (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2013, on page F-2)
      Tridacna is a genus of large of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. In the Philippines, it is known as taklobo. Unfortunately, its global conservation status is listed ...