'Naked Clams': Aquaculture System Turns Marine Pest Into Nutritious Seafood -- University of Cambridge

Naked Clam juveniles in petri dish. Credit: University of Plymouth

University of Cambridge

Nov. 20, 2023

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.

The researchers found that the levels of Vitamin B12 in the Naked Clams were higher than in most other bivalves -- and almost twice the amount found in blue mussels. The report is published in the journal Sustainable Agriculture.

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