littleneck

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Over the years sand should filter through its holes and extend the shallow, gently sloping habitat favorable to native littleneck clams.

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Barber led a study of four decades of data that revealed the native littleneck clam population has been declining, while butter clams had gradually increased but were more recently beginning to decline.

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Many different clams can be harvested, such as the Manila, butter and littleneck clams.

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In just a few decades, the garden could be home to many native butter and littleneck clams.

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Clam gardens grow four times more butter clams and twice as many littleneck clams as unterraced beaches do, according to a study of dozens of ancient clam gardens around Quadra Island, British Columbia.

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