GIANT CLAM STUDY
Honolulu, HAWAII — (Dec. 25, 2025) A new study revealed that marine areas managed by local villages are more stable and abundant compared to federally designated no-take reserves.
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ToBo Lab studied giant clam...

![A color variation of Tridacna maxima in Fagasa in American Samoa. [Photo credit: Paolo Marra-Biggs] A color variation of Tridacna maxima](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tridacna_maxima_giant_clam.jpg?itok=M0jaZJZT)