The Tridacna clams of Rose Atoll

Wass RC. 1981. The Tridacna clams of Rose Atoll. Dept. of Marine & Wildlife Resources biological report series no. 4. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources. Pago Pago, American Samoa

Surveyed the distribution and habits of Tridacna clams found in Rose Atoll. Additionally, counted and measured shell length, compared adult distribution to juvenile, looked at dead shell and found higher rates of juvenile mortality, proposed limited harvests but the harvest required high policing.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Wass, Richard
Date of Issue
1981
Publisher
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Units
NPSA , PACN
Keywords
American Samoa, Animal Studies, giant clams (Tridacna), Rose Atoll

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