Kaman8
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I heard from a lfs that you can take invert on the plane without paper license.
My new Japan Okinawa rare clam
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I heard from a lfs that you can take invert on the plane without paper license.
Here's a good read on the giant clams from the region (specifically, the Food and Agriculture Organization):
MARKET SURVEY OF AQUARIUM GIANT CLAMS
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac892e/AC892E01.htm
(an excerpt): "Japan does not import aquarium giant clams at present, and local supplies come from Okinawa (mainly Ishigaki Island) and Amami-ohshima. The species commonly found in Okinawa are Tridacna crocea, T. squamosa, T. maxima and Hippopus hippopus. T. crocea accounts for more than 90% of the total landings, most of which is consumed as food in Okinawa, while only very few are distributed as aquarium pets."
The rest of the survey is a pretty good read as well...just wait until you get to the retail pricing in the area.
Cheers,
Ray
MARKET SURVEY OF AQUARIUM GIANT CLAMS
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac892e/AC892E01.htm
(an excerpt): "Japan does not import aquarium giant clams at present, and local supplies come from Okinawa (mainly Ishigaki Island) and Amami-ohshima. The species commonly found in Okinawa are Tridacna crocea, T. squamosa, T. maxima and Hippopus hippopus. T. crocea accounts for more than 90% of the total landings, most of which is consumed as food in Okinawa, while only very few are distributed as aquarium pets."
The rest of the survey is a pretty good read as well...just wait until you get to the retail pricing in the area.
Cheers,
Ray
m0nkie
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no way!!! I have to do some research into this. I take annual trips to China. I heard you mention about fish street in HK before.. must be awesome
Kaman8
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no way!!! I have to do some research into this. I take annual trips to China. I heard you mention about fish street in HK before.. must be awesome
Yes, but many saltwater shops are not on the ground floor anymore. They are in the buildings now like 2-3-4 floor. It's not easy to find if you don't know the shops.
AkoAung
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So basically, the dude bought those clams from a seafood market, and brought them back to HK. Awesome!
I do see spectacular live groupers in seafood markets but never thought about clam shopping in the grocery.... I wonder if they have them in Chinatown in Toronto...
Kaman8
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So basically, the dude bought those clams from a seafood market, and brought them back to HK. Awesome!
I think this is a very old news. Just found it on the web and it was from 1998. Don't think it is that anymore. The owner also brought some leather corals back from Okinawa. I don't think you can buy leather corals from a seafood market . :facepalm:
There is a very big aqua culture centre for clams now there, but it's not that easy to buy it from them.
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It's interesting that coloration is sometimes used as a determinant for value or flavor with crocea clams. We do need to realize that the reason for domestic clam propagation in most cases isn't for the ornamental fish industry (very rare), it's for replenishing a food source. That's how it all started in the South Pacific as their native supplies dwindled. As Kaman8 notes, there is at least one facility on Okinawa that breeds T. crocea, among other food fish and invertebrates (such as urchins). It just happens that we can get some of them for our aquariums on occasion, too.
As far as fish markets go...you should see the fresh 1'+ French Angels in the Houston Seafood market, among other interesting catch...
As far as fish markets go...you should see the fresh 1'+ French Angels in the Houston Seafood market, among other interesting catch...
firemountain
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Yes...I would be interested in what the shipping would cost as well.
Oh, there's a video on YouTube "How to Prepare Giant Clam" from Okinawa dated June 2014, so these appear to be still a rather popular food item, as they are throughout the Pacific Rim (and the Middle East, by the way).
Here's link (yep, it's a little dated, but is from the local prefecture government there) about one (are there more?) mariculture/aquaculture facility on Okinawa, it's purpose, and progress:
http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/nor...kinawa20prefectural20sea20farming20center.pdf
And how about a reference to the production of T. crocea at this fishery from 2012:
http://www.lagoonclams.com/blog.html
It's good to see that they're trying to make this a sustainable harvest industry; hopefully the ornamental trade will see more from this region at some point.
Here's link (yep, it's a little dated, but is from the local prefecture government there) about one (are there more?) mariculture/aquaculture facility on Okinawa, it's purpose, and progress:
http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/nor...kinawa20prefectural20sea20farming20center.pdf
And how about a reference to the production of T. crocea at this fishery from 2012:
http://www.lagoonclams.com/blog.html
It's good to see that they're trying to make this a sustainable harvest industry; hopefully the ornamental trade will see more from this region at some point.
Kaman8
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There was a lot of tear drops here 2 months ago. I bought one for my tank, but the coloration of Okinawa clams are much brighter.
joshky
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I will take a tear drop and an Okinawa clam please. :wavehand:
Kaman8
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dcmatranga
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I have a sister in the navy who's I'm japan right now. She's coming back in April,for my wedding - how and where do I get one back...beautiful clam.
Kaman8
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I'm not sure how to get it. Maybe she can try the lfs there and ask them if it's possible to take it back to the us
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