Traditional protection proves more successful for clams in American Samoa

Mongabay
Mar 30, 2026, 1:27 am117 ptsTrending
For coastal Indigenous communities in American Samoa, giant clams are deeply rooted in fa‘a Sāmoa (the Samoan way of life) and local food systems. According to the findings of a study published in PeerJ, it is village-based protections like fa‘asao (fishery closures) that have helped conserve giant clams…

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