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The estuary already has a long list of non-native species, including bass, water hyacinth, Asian clams and overbite clams.

Now her social-media videos garner hundreds of thousands of views as she prepares Vietnamese egg coffee, pandan-flavored desserts and spicy clam curry.

Those working the sea were impacted as well; clam farmers along the Gulf Coast are grappling with the losses they incurred when Helene's storm surge ravaged their stocks.

Where to eat: Take turns sampling lobster rolls, clam chowder and fish and chips with your hiking buddies at the Lobster Trap or Bluewater Grill.

Michael Bobbit, a clam farmer on the island of Cedar Key on Florida's Big Bend, said that some people in his community have decided to stay behind despite the warnings.