Asian clams: Public awareness and education

Overall effectiveness category No evidence found (no assessment)
Number of studies: 0
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Background information and definitions

In order to minimize the transport of clams by humans, measures should be taken such as the education of fishermen in not using Asian clams Corbicula spp. as bait outside invaded places (Aldridge & Müller 2001) and the possibility of small specimens hitchhiking in their clothes and boats. Caution should be taken in not transferring sand or gravel from invaded locations (Counts 1986).

Aldridge D.C. & Müller S.J. (2001) The Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in Britain: current status and potential threats. Journal of Conchology, 37, 177-184

Counts C.L. III (1986) The zoogeography and history of the invasion of the United States by Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae). American Malacological Bulletin, Special Edition No. 2, 7-39.

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No evidence was captured on the use of raising public awareness and education as tools for managing Asian clams.

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Please cite as:

Aldridge, D., Ockendon, N., Rocha, R., Smith, R.K. & Sutherland, W.J. (2020) Some Aspects of Control of Freshwater Invasive Species. Pages 555-87 in: W.J. Sutherland, L.V. Dicks, S.O. Petrovan & R.K. Smith (eds) What Works in Conservation 2020. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, UK.

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This Action forms part of the Action Synopsis:

Control of Freshwater Invasive Species

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