Browsing The Manila Times by Scientific Name "Tridacna gigas"

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    • 132M giant clams spawned in 2020 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 12, 2021, on page B5)
      The Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) reported having spawned 132 million giant clam species of Tridacna gigas (Taklobo) at the end of 2020, which will be deployed to effectively-managed marine-protected areas (MPAs) in ...

    • P1.2-B illegally harvested giant PH clam shells seized 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 18, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine authorities said on Saturday they have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (P1.2 billion) in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. ...

    • West Philippine sea in rough waters – WWF 

      (The Manila Times, May 19, 2015, on page B8)
      The dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3,902 square ...