by Vincent Chalias | Feb 17, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Often when I’m asked, “What’s the difference between Indonesian Reefs and Australian Reefs?” I usually answer: The lack of Giant Clams together with the lack of fish and their smaller size. While these bivalves have been properly protected in Australia,...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 9, 2020 | Marine
Giant clams offer paleo-climate research an overview of climate change on Earth during the past 65 million years, perhaps helping predict future changes to marine life as global warming accelerates. Paleo-climatology is the science that deals with the study of weather...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 8, 2019 | Marine, New Products
via ORA It’s been several long years since the last Tridacna gigas was available for sale in the US. Rampant overfishing for the international food industry has made this clam a rare species to encounter in the wild. Tridacna gigas is truly the Giant Clam of legend....
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Sep 18, 2016 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
It seems to me, as an old and studious zoologist, that of the many mating rituals occurring in animals, including humans, perhaps the most normal is the presentation of a gift to one’s significant other. Such giving may occur before, during, or after mating, and it...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 6, 2012 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Farewell to a friend of 30 years by Dr. Dieter Brockmann Excerpt from CORAL, April 2010 I freely admit to being a giant clam fan, and one who has never been able to resist an attractive Tridacna. And there it was, 4.25 inches (11 cm) long, in a pet store in Oberhausen...
