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Article: Mini-Clams Sell for Big Bucks in U.S.
- Article from:
- Micronesian Investment Quarterly
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
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How much does a clam, no bigger than two inches wide, sell for in the United States? For thousands of ardent aquarium owners, the cost of that tiny bivalve could be as much as $80 each by the time it is flown into the states from the Marshal Islands where raising the clams could become big business.
In recent weeks, hundreds of the brightly colored baby giant clams have been airfreighted to the U.S. to meet a growing demand among aquarium owners who want to add the exotic bivalve to their fish collection. Ordinary clams are usually a dull gray in color. Baby ...