The musical rhythm out of a Tridacna gigas giant clam on display inward a Castilian museum. The species has non been seen inward Thai waters for nigh 100 years.CAPE PANWA, PHUKET: With the colorful musical rhythm out of the giant clam highly prized yesteryear aquarium owners, the lucrative but illegal merchandise inward the species is causing the population of this marine mollusk to decrease dramatically in addition to experts fright it may expire extinct inward its natural habitat.
Out of the 8 known species of giant clam inward the world, 5 species were i time constitute inward Thai waters but 2 of these are idea to already live on extinct, according to researchers at the Phuket Marine Biological Center.
Numbers inward the wild convey been greatly reduced yesteryear extensive over-harvesting for nutrient every bit good every bit the aquarium trade. In Thailand, the population of the T. Squamosa species has dramatically decreased alongside numbers at i time idea to live on less than 1% of the other 2 species constitute inward Thai waters.
PMBC biologist Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong said giant clam shells are every bit good used every bit decorative accessories, tableware in addition to fifty-fifty sinks if large enough.
According to Thailand’s Enhancement in addition to Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, giant clams convey been declared a protected wild animals species, alongside no harvesting, possession or merchandise allowed.
Giant clams are every bit good listed every bit an endangered species inward the Convention on International Trade inward Endangered Species of Wild Fauna in addition to Flora or CITES.
The Giant Clam Rehabilitation Project at i time underway inward Andaman coastal areas is working to save in addition to spawn to a greater extent than giant clams, which convey both manlike individual in addition to woman individual organs introduce inward the same animal.
Yet spell the illegal merchandise inward the species continues, it is questionable how far releasing farmed clams into the wild volition expire to alleviating the problem.
The Giant Clam Rehabilitation Project at i time underway inward Andaman coastal areas is working to save in addition to spawn to a greater extent than giant clams, which convey both manlike individual in addition to woman individual organs introduce inward the same animal.
Yet spell the illegal merchandise inward the species continues, it is questionable how far releasing farmed clams into the wild volition expire to alleviating the problem.
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