Giant clams are some of the most enigmatic creatures both on the reef, and in the aquarium. Over the years we’ve written countless stories about the multitude of species ofTridacna和河马from all over the world, culminating with a visit to the Palau Mariculture Demonstration Center (PMDC).
In early 2017, after a lifetime of hearing about this fabled facility for breeding this ginormous bivalves, we finally got the chance to visit the heart of coral culture while visiting Biota Palau. It wasn’t until we arrived at the PMDC that we learned of its imminent demolition to be replaced by a much larger and newer facility, and that our video tour would be the last of its kind at the historic clam farm.
It’s been a little over two years and we are pleased to learn that the PMDC has reopened with a complete overhaul to its giant clam ‘seed’ production facility. Interestingly, much like a fish hatchery, the PMDC is less concerned with growing out their shelled offspring and more focused on producing small ‘seed’ specimens to sell to local villagers and fishermen for them to raise in their own farm plots in the sea.
当我们在帕劳(Palau)周围行驶时,我们被礁石上实际上有多少蛤lam感到震惊,毫无疑问,巨型蛤lam可以从PMDC中长大来解释。在漫长的历史之后,像PMDC之一这样的许多故事很容易因该设施的关闭而达到顶峰,但是我们很高兴知道PMDC将继续其使命,每次都将其抬高一百万个婴儿巨型蛤lam。一年,它拥有全新现代设施的新租赁生活。[[Island Times]