Could ‘Naked Clams’ soon be hitting our supermarket shelves and restaurants as a sustainable seafood?🌊🍽️ BES funded research led by @dwiller_1 & @ReubenShipway demonstrates the world’s first shipworm farming system, turning waste wood into food @PlymUni @Cambridge_Uni 🧵
@dwiller_1 @ReubenShipway @PlymUni @Cambridge_Uni Shipworms are long saltwater clams and the world's fastest-growing bivalve. They've traditionally been viewed as a pest because they bore through any wood immersed in seawater, including ships, piers and docks.
@dwiller_1 @ReubenShipway @PlymUni @Cambridge_Uni To turn these 'pests' into sustainable and nutritious seafood, the researchers developed a fully-enclosed aquaculture system that is modular and can be used away from the sea. Researchers also hope that a change of name to 'Naked Clams' will encourage consumers.
@dwiller_1 @ReubenShipway @PlymUni @Cambridge_Uni 💬“Naked Clam aquaculture has never been attempted before. We’re growing them using wood that would otherwise go to landfill or be recycled, to produce food that’s high in protein ... with a really low impact on the environment” said @dwiller_1
@dwiller_1 @ReubenShipway @PlymUni @Cambridge_Uni You can read more about the BES funded research over at @Cambridge_Uni👇 buff.ly/3MNS82H And read the full paper here👇 buff.ly/3SUGkzO
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