Usually, there are larger organized groups behind this who tell the residents that it is allowed to harvest or collect these giant clam shells,” Fabello said in a telephone interview. They’re everywhereFabello said it was a challenge for environmental agencies to identify where giant clam shells were being harvested since the waters of Palawan have a natural population of giant clams. ADVERTISEMENTJust this year, several tons of fossilized giant clam shells had been seized by law enforcement officers. Just days earlier, on April 13, at least 26 tons of abandoned giant clam shells, worth P57 million, were also found in a coastal community in Narra town. On Feb. 6, 90 pieces of abandoned giant clam shells were also found at Barangay Sibaltan in El Nido town.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 01, 2021 20:26 UTC