Giant clams are fascinating!
Unfortunately, that admiration has resulted in critical status. The main threat to them is harvesting.
Efforts to protect them have demonstrated success and bolsters hope for the future.
Learn more below:

Through the Sands of Time: Giant Clams as Paleoclimate Timekeepers – Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media [Image above is from this article]
True Giant Clam | NOAA Fisheries
Giant Clam – Great Barrier Reef Foundation – Great Barrier Reef Foundation
How tiny algae shaped the evolution of giant clams | ScienceDaily
Giant clams thrive with Indigenous management in American Sāmoa


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