'Naked Clams': Aquaculture system hopes to turn marine pest into nutritious seafood
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'Naked Clams': Aquaculture system hopes to turn marine pest into nutritious seafood

Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world's first system of farming shipworms‚ which they have renamed "Naked Clams." These long‚ white saltwater clams are the world's fastest-growing bivalve and can reach 30cm long in just six months. They do this by burrowing into waste wood and converting it into highly-nutritious protein.