The importance of giant clam fisheries management and trade to the Pacific [presented at the] Regional Management of Sustainable Fisheries for Giant Clams (Tridacnidae) and CITES Capacity Building workshop, Nadi, Fiji Islands (4th - 7th August, 2009)

There is a long traditional history of giant clam use in the Pacific, where they are an important source of food. They have also found much wider utility as a raw material for tools, containers and ornaments.