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Surge in seizures of giant clam shells has Philippine conservationists wary
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大型二枚貝80トン押収、3.6億円相当 フィリピン:時事ドットコム
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Giant clam shells worth $3 3 million seized in Philippine raid
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In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard said the giant clams shells were covered with sands on a beach in Barangay Johnson VI in Johnson Island in Roxas town of Palawan. The seized items have a value of P160 million in the black market.
Locally known as ‘taklobo’, the giant clams shells are being used to make various products that include personal accessories to house decorations and displays. Smugglers have been harvesting them as a replacement to the ivory and being sold to the black market.
Harvesting the endangered giant clams locally known as “taklobo” is prohibited under Republic Act No. 10654 or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
PCG seizes P160M worth of endangered clams in Palawan
Published March 5, 2021 12:35pm
PCG Facebook post Personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard confiscated P160 million worth of endangered giant clam shells in Roxas, Palawan. According to the PCG, the operation took place in Barangay VI, Johnson Island last March 3. The 324 seized clams weighed 80 tons, it added. PCG SEIZES 160 MILLION PESOS WORTH OF GIANT CLAM SHELLS IN PALAWAN The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has seized a total. Posted by Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday, March 4, 2021 The agency reminded that harvesting endangered giant clams locally known as taklobo is prohibited under Republic Act No. 10654 or The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.