132M giant clams spawned in 2020

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Jun 12, 2021 12:44 am

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 select coastal reefs in north Palawan, Oriental Mindoro, and Batangas.

The Taklobo was declared extinct in the country during the 1980s due to poaching, destructive fishing practices, and water pollution.

SEIZED CLAMS This handout photo taken on April 16, 2021 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard on April 17 shows PCG personnel inspecting seized giant clam shells, weighing a total of 200 tons and worth some $25 million (P1.2 billion), on Green Island in Roxas town, Palawan province. AFP PHOTO

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