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HARD CLAM SPAT [1 record]

Record 1 1992-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
OBS

Clam, hard shell clam and quahog mostly apply to USA and Canada where they are commercially cultivated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

À l'origine, la station marine de l'Île Grande devait subvenir aux besoins des producteurs en naissain de palourdes.

OBS

En Europe, ce mollusque est appelé «praire américaine» par les spécialistes, alors qu'il est commercialisé sous le nom anglais clam.

Spanish

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