Hard to watch these amazing videos that pop up in my feed knowing such an amazing person is no longer with us, RIP my reef homie...thank you for all you did for the hobby.
Mr. Ngirailild is one of the most knowledgeable people about clam cultivation and all of the various species, he has since retired after decades of work as the center manager at PMDC. Congratulations to Mr. Ngirailild for his work and dedication to mariculture sustainability. Thank you, as well, for showcasing PMDC and sharing these beautiful Palau clams with your viewers! 👏 👏
Wow.... that was beautiful. This is the kind of operation that's both environmentally sustainable AND profitable. Not to mention they're really delicious!
I have no words for the beauty of those clams! Being a newbie I didn't know that we could keep clams in our aquariums. I hope to have some in mine down the road. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
next time your back you should ask to see some of the private gardens. local palauans collect them and plant them in secret spots for easy access when needed. but just end up collecting for years . giants you wouldn't believe.
This would be one of my dream trips. Great information on the mariculture process. If they let me in the water over there snorkeling I would be in the water for hours. I can't wait to get some clams in my 1600 gallon system once it's completed.
it would be really cool if you did a similar video on the coral farms in Malaysia and Australia that are in the ocean. Ive only seen brief videos of them on facebook groups but they have like fields and fields of hammers and torches.
Amazing that they were smart enough to understand the extinction of the species due to overfishing and decided to do something about it. A great aquaculture endever!!!!
Visit Silaki Island in Pangasinan, Philippines. It has the largest concentration of giant clams and still growing in the surrounding sea of that island. More than 35,000 thousands in that island alone.
Food industry and aquariums .. I would have thought the shells would be worth bucks too ? but the sea floor here is just littered with them and it looks like they are just left there ?
It's baffling that such insanely efficient farming isn't marketed to the whole world. The clams on their own were endangered before humans knew how to farm them. They can now afford to throw fertile loads into the ocean just to offset entire human history's worth of poaching.
This farm wouldn't exist if clams weren't a viable source of cultured food. The giant clams, especially Hippopus and Derasa clams are an important source of protein for many islanders, at least in Palau most of the clam meat they eat is farm-raised.
