@article{Tisdell:206474,
      recid = {206474},
      author = {Tisdell, Clem},
      title = {Pacific Giant Clams and their Products: An Overview of  Demand and Supply Factors},
      address = {1989-12},
      number = {1743-2016-140782},
      series = {Research Reports in the Economics of Giant Clam  Mariculture},
      pages = {10},
      year = {1989},
      abstract = {Due mainly to overharvesting, the world's natural stocks  of giant clams have been seriously depleted and most  species are now listed as endangered species under CITES  (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered  Species). There is a perceived shortage of clam supplies in  the Pacific Islands and in Chinese areas such as Taiwan and  Hong Kong. The development of techniques for the  aquaculture (mariculture) of giant clams however raises the  possibility of a new source of supply. In this paper, the  type of clam products that are likely to be in demand are  discussed, elements that may influence these demands are  identified and factors that are likely to determine  supplies are highlighted. It is anticipated that future  ACIAR supported research will enable the economic prospects  and possible industry pattern of development of Pacific  giant clam mariculture to be pinpointed more precisely.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/206474},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.206474},
}