James Cook University: Giant Clam Garden a Victim of Severe Weather
March 07, 2025
March 07, 2025
TOWNSVILLE, Australia, March 7 -- James Cook University issued the following news release:
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Giant Clam Garden a victim of severe weather
February's monsoonal rainfall in northern Queensland has had a devastating effect on the Giant Clam Garden off James Cook University's Orpheus Island Research Station, with the reduced salinity in the water leading to a mass die off.
Up to 3000 Giant Clams were planted at the edge of Pioneer Bay . . .
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Giant Clam Garden a victim of severe weather
February's monsoonal rainfall in northern Queensland has had a devastating effect on the Giant Clam Garden off James Cook University's Orpheus Island Research Station, with the reduced salinity in the water leading to a mass die off.
Up to 3000 Giant Clams were planted at the edge of Pioneer Bay . . .