‘Delicious’ but ‘invasive’ $7B seafood delicacy is taking over New England’s coastline for the first time
- Manila clams, an invasive species prized as a culinary delicacy across the world, have been found along the northwest Atlantic coastline of the U.
- for the first time, according to scientists.
- “Given that Manila clams are everywhere else in the northern hemisphere, it was only a matter of time before they showed up here, and we’ve been keeping an eye out for them,” University of Massachusetts researcher Aly Putnam, who helped discover the new U.
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- Manila clams, an invasive species prized as a culinary delicacy across the world, have been found along the northwest Atlantic coastline of the U.
- for the first time, according to scientists.
- “Given that Manila clams are everywhere else in the northern hemisphere, it was only a matter of time before they showed up here, and we’ve been keeping an eye out for them,” University of Massachusetts researcher Aly Putnam, who helped discover the new U.
Sources: The Independent