| 单词 | giant clam |
| 例句 | The reconstructed language is full of words indicating a maritime economy, such as “outrigger canoe,” “sail,” “giant clam,” “octopus,” “fish trap,” and “sea turtle.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1900, a diver in search of giant clams discovered a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera. Sunday Reading: The Ancient World 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z For hours, we swam side by side, marveling at the strange and wondrous exotic fish, brightly colored coral, giant clams and even a lumbering sea turtle. Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Shot in 4K as well as 3-D, the film provides detailed views of creatures like tiny plankton, giant clams and a seemingly curious hammerhead. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z A marine biologist-turned-science writer describes coming face-to-shell with a giant clam on the Great Barrier Reef, enjoying a bag of smoked oysters in Gambia and meeting a sea-silk seamstress in Italy. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "We drink lots of aperitifos, and we eat big plates of pasta with giant clams," she says. "The White Lotus": When it comes to vacation, what does pleasure actually look like? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The kitchen serves the giant clam, revered for its maritime notes and pleasantly crunchy texture, as translucent petals in a pretty shell. Review | Fish by José Andrés review: The area’s best seafood is now at MGM National Harbor 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He sleeps alone, dreaming in a giant clam shell, and a row of carefully laid stones awaits him in the morning. Best books for children and young adults this month 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z He is afraid that the same thing will happen in Labengki and in 2009 he founded a conservation group to protect giant clams. The rush for nickel: 'They are destroying our future' 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Everything is mechanical, so you’ll see robotic fish and squids floating through the air while giant clams shoot fireballs at you. Clockwork Aquario brings a long-lost arcade game back to life 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Testing of sea creatures in the surrounding lagoon, including giant clams, shows high levels of radioactivity. Rep. Katie Porter presses Biden team on Marshall Islands nuclear waste, gets few answers 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z "Taking the giant clams from their natural habitat is a form of inter-generational crime," he told the AFP news agency. Philippines: Giant clam shells worth $25m seized in raid 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z In 2019, at a presentation delivered in the Marshall Islands to Marshallese and U.S. officials, the DOE’s contractor, Hamilton, mentioned elevated levels of radioactivity in giant clams living near the dome. U.S. says leaking nuclear waste dome is safe; Marshall Islands leaders don't believe it 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z It also has further harmed the fragile environment already threatened by overfishing, pollution and the harvesting of giant clams by Chinese fishermen. Looking down on a decade 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Kent Carpenter, a marine biologist from Old Dominion University in Virginia, told the ABSABS-CBN TV network that giant clam harvesting and island building were responsible for the bulk of the destruction. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Lee is heard yelling on the show, after pulling giant clams from a coral-laid seabed at a marine park in Thailand, according to the report. Actress who allegedly caught endangered clams on TV show could face prison time: reports 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z A slip of giant clam, sprinkled with green tea matcha salt, is pleasantly chewy. Review: In Encino, Sushi Bar serves up 17 courses with a side of showmanship 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The Chinese seized Scarborough Shoal after the Philippine navy apprehended eight Chinese vessels carrying illegally harvested corals and giant clams. Duterte heeds pressure to confront China as midterms approach in the Philippines 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z A giant clam with neon filaments in its mouth, which closed comically when Kerry gave it a tug. How Justin Trudeau and Jerry Brown Can Help Save the Great Barrier Reef 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Stevenson sells a variety of items - from Victorian to shabby chic and primitive - in his shop to customers like Judy Dailey, of Texarkana, Texas, who stopped by to pick up a giant clam shell. Man collects rare, valuable African American artifacts 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z In northern Australia in 2016, high ocean heat bleached hundreds of miles of corals, killed mangroves, and destroyed giant clams. Human Emissions Made Ocean Heat Wave 53 Times More Likely 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Rare petrels, shearwaters and terns are found there, as well as giant clams, reef sharks and rose-colored corals. 10 national monuments at risk under Trump's administration 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The Rose Atoll near American Samoa covers more than 13,000 square miles, including coral reefs and a lagoon that serves as a home to sea turtles, birds and giant clams. Trump team nears decision on national monuments 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Monday evening he spotted a small cave far up a rock wall and many fossilized fragments of giant clam shells. How to look for Kansas chalk pyramids 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Then, after wandering past the giant clam and the embalmed squids, they found the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. Stephen Sondheim and Meryl Streep Side by Side at the PEN Gala 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z And poaching of giant clams entails grinding up corals to loosen the shells from the reef. One of the World's Biggest Fisheries Is on The Verge of Collapse The woman on the line told him she worked as a broker and had a client who wanted to buy some of the young giant clams his team was culturing. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The fisherman, his father and brothers found the irregular-shaped pearl inside a giant clam that stuck to their boat's anchor when they sought refuge from a squall. Filipino fishermen find possibly world's biggest pearl 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The pearl was discovered off Palawan Island in the Philippines after the fisherman’s anchor became lodged on a giant clam. This Could Be the Largest Pearl Ever Found 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z MANILA—Protected by their country’s navy, Chinese fishing boats devastated mile upon mile of pristine coral in Philippine waters, using their propellers as blades to hack out giant clams buried in the reefs. The Coral Casualty of China’s Marine Rampage 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z McManus says that many of the damaged reefs will be able to recover in a decade or two—if the island building and destructive giant clam poaching stop. One of the World's Biggest Fisheries Is on The Verge of Collapse The lab would switch from raising the colorful species to growing the biggest of the 12 species of giant clams, Tridacna gigas. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Such a rush could affect hundreds of species, he says, and permanently reduce the numbers of some, including sea turtles, sharks and giant clams. South China Sea ruling sparks conservation fears 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z And it concluded that China was “fully aware of” and “actively tolerated” a practice called propeller chopping to harvest endangered giant clams — an activity that basically kills coral reefs. China has been killing turtles, coral and giant clams in the South China Sea, tribunal finds 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Chinese poachers target giant clams in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands. Giant Clam Poaching Wipes Out Reefs in South China Sea Coming Tuesday: China’s giant clam poaching is decimating reefs in the South China Sea. One of the World's Biggest Fisheries Is on The Verge of Collapse Why in the world would the Chinese have so many giant clam shells? Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The panel said, “Chinese authorities were aware that Chinese fishermen have harvested endangered sea turtles, coral, and giant clams on a substantial scale in the South China Sea.” China's claims in South China Sea are invalid, tribunal rules, in victory for the Philippines 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z China banned harvesting of giant clams last year but in the tiny seaside town Tanmen on the southern island of Hainan, most stores still sell products made from the over four-foot-wide shells. South China Sea reefs 'decimated' as giant clams harvested in bulk 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z In China, the shells of giant clams are carved into art and jewelry, and their meat is snapped up as a gourmet treat and aphrodisiac, Christina Larson reported for Science in January. Giant Clam Poaching Wipes Out Reefs in South China Sea In fact, the harvesting of wild giant clams and coral contravenes international conservation conventions, too. The Environment Is the Silent Casualty of Beijing’s Ambitions in the South China Sea 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The captive-bred giant clams pictured here are about five or six years old. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Compared with inshore waters, the Spratlys are much richer grounds, fishermen say, with valuable giant clams, corals and lobsters to be harvested — although competition is growing as more boats arrive. How China’s fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The Qionghai government, which looks after Tanmen, announced in March 2015 that it would strictly enforce the ban on digging, carrying and selling of endangered marine species including the giant clams. South China Sea reefs 'decimated' as giant clams harvested in bulk 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z As he reports, some of the fishermen were harvesting massive giant clams, at least 1m across. Chinese poachers 'destroying coral reefs' - BBC News 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z China’s appetite for endangered giant clam shells, which are carved like elephant ivory for interior décor and jewelry, has denuded swathes of the South China Sea as boats scrape reefs to expose the massive mollusks. The Environment Is the Silent Casualty of Beijing’s Ambitions in the South China Sea 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Gomez hopes to restock the Spratly Islands, but the last time his team tried, the newly introduced giant clams were almost immediately poached. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z They are also home to endangered sea creatures including giant clams, dugongs and several species of turtle. 'Paving paradise': Scientists alarmed over China island building in disputed sea 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Scarborough Shoal, a half-day’s sail from shore, was a refuge from storms, a gathering place for fishermen from all over and a home to abundant grouper and giant clams. For some Filipino fishermen, the South China Sea dispute is personal 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z So, the researchers wondered, "What on Earth is a giant clam doing with a living iridescent cell?" Giant Clams’ Iridescent Lips Snatch Solar Energy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But the mass reaping of giant clams is a recent phenomenon, catalyzed in part by a crackdown on the illegal elephant ivory trade, according locals. The Environment Is the Silent Casualty of Beijing’s Ambitions in the South China Sea 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The University of the Philippines has been cultivating giant clams in captivity for several decades in an effort to restock the species in the region. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z He asked that a prized piece of bakia or "shell money", a traditional form of currency made of giant clam shells, be sent to the US as a tribute. The men who saved JFK's life 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z One bright spot in the deep darkness: the exotic tube worms and giant clams that thrive at hydrothermal vents don't need surface nutrients to survive. Climate Change Could Cause Deep Water Die-Off 2014-01-07T23:45:00.879Z The team traveled to Palau, an island east of the Philippines in the tropical Pacific Ocean, to gather information about the giant clams. Giant Clams’ Iridescent Lips Snatch Solar Energy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z This normally is peak season for divers like Joe Williams, who search the chilly waters of the Pacific Northwest for giant clams called geoducks that are a delicacy in China. Giant Clams Spark Trade Spat 2013-12-30T00:47:39Z When he got there, he was flabbergasted: “Rows and rows of shops selling nothing but giant clam carvings, giant clam shells, and corals,” he says. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z You sit in a giant clam shell that takes you through scenes from “The Little Mermaid.” Meet Ariel and Belle at Disney World’s New Fantasyland 2013-01-07T21:49:46Z On Tuesday, Filipino sailors from the warship boarded the Chinese vessels for an inspection, discovering large amounts of illegally collected coral, giant clams and live sharks inside the first boat. Philippines and China Commit to Diplomacy in Naval Standoff 2012-04-11T07:00:59Z The giant clams' colorful and sparkly sheen may one day inspire new forms of clean technology, the researchers said. Giant Clams’ Iridescent Lips Snatch Solar Energy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Tridacna, trī-dak′na, n. a genus of bivalves, the giant clam, without the shell weighing 20 lb., with the shell so much even as 500 lb. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z It turned out that the giant clam handicraft market in China had exploded, and the South China Sea was its epicenter. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Then, on the tray, giant clam, squid tentacles, thick slices of blue-gray mackerel and thin slices of white fluke. Restaurant Review: Sushi Yasuda ? NYC ? Restaurant Review 2011-11-16T01:35:05Z Maybe it was by coincidence, but a few days before I got an email from Susan Gibson, Director of Development for Pie Town Productions in North Hollywood, Calif. inquiring about these giant clams. Geoduck adventure could reach the bright lights of Hollywood 2011-06-12T15:09:06Z In a symbiotic return, the algae use that sunlight to power photosynthesis, resulting in energy for the giant clam. Giant Clams’ Iridescent Lips Snatch Solar Energy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Other invertebrates flourished here, but we are just counting spider conks, sea cucumbers, urchins and giant clams. Problems Without Passports: Scientific Research Diving at USC Dornsife--The News from Guam 2011-05-29T15:45:00.280Z More of the South China Sea's reefs have been destroyed by giant clam poaching than by China's island-building. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z These include sea cucumbers, sea urchins, spider conchs and giant clams. Problems Without Passports: Scientific Research Diving at USC Dornsife--Contrasting Reef Ecosystems in Guam 2011-05-28T16:15:00.293Z She would do her homework at the sushi bar between bites of giant clam sushi, tempura and noodles as her mother and father, the sushi chef, toiled away. A Golf Career Forged in a Sushi Restaurant 2010-06-16T17:32:00Z But the iridescent cells of squid and giant clams are alive. Giant Clams’ Iridescent Lips Snatch Solar Energy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Red and white striped fish darted around fields of blue-green coral and blue-lipped giant clams. Underground At the time, the colorful species of giant clams were in demand for the aquarium trade. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z In the middle of the lounge, a jet of water, electrically lit, fell back into a basin made from a single giant clam. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “On one hand, they tried to prevent fishermen from going out to harvest clams in the South China Sea. On the other hand, they’re trying to take legal measures against people who purchase giant clams.” Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z But according to McManus, satellite imagery shows that at least some of the reefs were dead only because giant clam fishermen had ground them up before the construction crews moved in. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z People aren’t aware that the giant clam is a threatened species, McManus says, nor are they likely to know that huge swaths of reef likely had to be destroyed to harvest it. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z During the 1970s much of the Asia-Pacific region was picked clean of giant clams for their meat, which was prized in China as a supposed aphrodisiac. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z I estimated the weight of this giant clam at 300 kilograms. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Months before, Gomez and his team had applied for—and been denied—export permits for giant clams. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Within a decade or two, the demand for giant clam handicrafts also began growing, possibly, according to Zhang, because the government became stricter on the trade of elephant ivory. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “That’s when I told her, ‘I’m sorry to tell you the Bureau of Fisheries will not allow the export of giant clams.’” Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Elefane, who the day before had returned from a trip to the South China Sea, tells me he’s seen poachers dive down to the reef and surface with a rare giant clam. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Captain Nemo had an explicit personal interest in checking on the current condition of this giant clam. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea But giant clam poaching is destroying reefs more extensively and indiscriminately than island building. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Plus, devout Buddhists wanted giant clam carvings for luck, and speculators wanted them for investment. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The propellers were being used to grind up the reef and loosen giant clam shells encased in the coral. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “When you lose the giant clams, and you lose the turtles, the ocean system suffers,” he says. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z By leaving the pearl buried beneath the giant clam's mantle, he allowed it to grow imperceptibly. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The port town of Tanmen, China, has numerous shops that sell giant clam carvings and jewelry. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Many Chinese Buddhists believe giant clams have protective powers. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Our visit to this opulent giant clam came to an end. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Others buy giant clam handicrafts as a financial investment or status symbol. Critical Reefs Destroyed in Poachers' Quest for World's Biggest Clams 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z |
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