{"id":87066,"date":"2026-02-10T12:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87066"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:29:19","slug":"mangrove-clam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mangrove-clam\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangrove Clam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mangrove Clam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the ICAR\u2013Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has successfully achieved captive breeding of the mangrove clam (Geloina erosa).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mangrove Clam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mangrove clams, commonly known as <\/span><b>mud clams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, locally called <\/span><b>&#8216;Kandal Kakka&#8217; in northern Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the <\/span><b>genus Polymesoda or Geloina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are found in <\/span><b>muddy, brackish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>even nearly freshwater regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within mangrove swamps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are widely distributed in the <\/span><b>Indo-Pacific region.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Mangrove Clam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>burrowing bivalve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inhabiting organic-rich muddy substrates in <\/span><b>intertidal mangrove ecosystems.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This species <\/span><b>displays remarkable tolerance,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enabling them to thrive across a broad spectrum of salinity levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Life cycle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The life cycle of the clam consists of four distinct phases: <\/span><b>larval stage, spat, juvenile and adult clam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Feeding behavior:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>filter-feeding species,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily active during low-tide immersion stages characterized by frequent inundation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It plays a <\/span><b>crucial ecological role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>recycling nutrients, stabilising sediments and strengthening mangrove ecosystems,<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides <\/span><b>food security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>livelihoods in coastal regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, particularly along the east coast and in island regions, wild stocks have been steadily declining due to <\/span><b>indiscriminate harvesting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>habitat degradation, pollution and coastal development.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/business-tech\/cmfri-achieves-captive-breeding-of-threatened-mangrove-clam\/article70609985.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Business Line<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mangrove clam commonly known as mud clams, locally called &#8216;Kandal Kakka&#8217; in northern Kerala. 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