Clams, like most molluscs, also have open circulatory systems, which means that their organs are surrounded by watery blood that contains nutrients and oxygen.

Clams are eaten more in the coastal regions of India, especially in the Konkan, Kerala, Bengal, and Karnataka regions.

In the south western coast of India, also known as the Konkan region, Clams are used to cook curries and side dishes, like Tisaryachi Ekshipi, which is clams with one shell on.

Pacific Razor Clams are popular for digging on the beaches near Ninilchik, when the tides are low enough.

Studies have now shown that by the 1970s four-fifths of the ducks ’ diet was made up of Baltic Clams, which are very common in the Chesapeake Bay: the ducks have been able to adapt to the decline in SAV by changing their diet.

Clams are most commonly the motifs for this type of netsuke.

Clams in themselves are low in cholesterol and fat, but fried clams absorb cooking fat.

Some of the popular foods are Lontong Kupang ( Tiny Clams Soup with Rice Cakes ), Lontong Balap ( Bean Sprouts and Tofu with Rice Cakes ), Sate Klopo ( Coconut Beef Satay ), Semanggi Surabaya ( Marsilea Leaves with Spicy Sweet Potato Sauce ), ' Pecel Lele ( deep fried catfish served with rice and sambal ), Rawon ( Dark Beef Soup ).

There are also " touch tanks " in a facility called the Sea Pavilion where visitors are permitted to handle North Atlantic Lobster, Snow Crabs, Rock Crabs, Clams ( also known as Pea Clams ), Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and other species.

" He expanded the fine dining and fish and chips restaurants into a regional chain. Today, there are 24 Ivar's fast casual Seafood Bars, three Fish Bars, and three full-service restaurants: Ivar's Acres of Clams, Ivar's Salmon House and Ivar's Mukilteo Landing.

( Clams are also the preferred unit of currency in B. C.

Finfish, Green crabs, Clams and Prawns are the most commercially exploited fishes of the lagoon.

Clams are commercially harvested off the mouth of the creek, and various marine fish can be caught from a fishing pier at the mouth of the creek.

Clams are shelled marine or freshwater mollusks.

Shrimp, Clams and Oysters are an important element of the food chain in Mosquito Lagoon.

One was by a Spike Jones influenced group called The Clams.

In 2007, veterans of the Clamshell Alliance marked the 30th anniversary of its founding with the creation of a website called, " To the Village Square: Nukes, Clams and Democracy ", which relates the story of the Clamshell Alliance and why it matters today.

In 2007, veterans of the Clamshell Alliance marked the 30th anniversary of its founding with the creation of a website called, " To the Village Square: Nukes, Clams and Democracy ", which relates the story of the Clamshell Alliance and why it matters today.

Clams, crabs, and other marine life may add interest at coastal areas.

Clams feed on plankton by filter feeding.

Clams filter feed by drawing in water containing food using an incurrent siphon.

Clams can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, baked or fried.

The song's meter allows it to be sung to a number of popular tunes including: " Amazing Grace "; " Greensleeves "; " The House of the Rising Sun "; " The Rising of the Moon / Wearing of the Green "; Beethoven's " Ode to Joy " ( in his Ninth Symphony, fourth movement ); " Oh My Darling, Clementine "; " Semper Paratus "; " The Marine Corps Hymn "; " The Yellow Rose of Texas "; " I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing "; " Ghost Riders in the Sky "; " Acres of Clams ", and the theme song from the TV show Gilligan's Island.

** More-Bad Clams Productions, Swell Productions-Mark Osborne and Steven B. Kalafer

The surrounding reefs have a rich marine fauna, including Giant Clams.

Clams, quahogs, and oysters were harvested by Wannamoisett residents and sold in Providence.

* These Are The Clams I'm Breathing, ( audiocassette ), sound poetry, collaboration with Stuart Ross.

In 1974, she received a Special Tony Award for her contribution to Broadway, with Clams on the Half Shell Revue playing at the Minskoff Theater.

For many years, Wes Parker's Fried Clams was a landmark off state Route 128.

Clams and other bivalve mollusks use this catch phase of smooth muscle to keep their shell closed for prolonged periods with little energy usage.

Clams with bellies have the clam's gastrointestinal tract left intact and impart a fuller flavor.

Clams and mussels also live in Raritan Bay.

The reported output from global aquaculture operations would supply one half of the fish and shellfish that is directly consumed by humans ; however, there are issues about the reliability of the reported figures.

* Stocks: Acadian stocks are more heavily seasoned than Continental counterparts, and the shellfish stock sometimes made with shrimp and crawfish heads is unique to Cajun cuisine.

Common food allergens are gluten, corn, shellfish ( mollusks ), peanuts, and soy.

Certain types of seafood, such as shellfish, crustaceans, and eels, are therefore considered non-kosher.

Soups known as guk are often made with meats, shellfish and vegetables.

Another possible factor in the bird's extinction was the decline in mussels and other shellfish on which they are believed to have fed in their winter quarters, due to growth of population and industry on the Eastern Seaboard.

If the algae are toxic, fish are killed and shellfish contaminated.

The gastric contents of shellfish prey are believed to carry the toxins or their precursors, which are stored in the puffers ' organs.

The red tides caused by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax are serious because this organism produces saxitonin & gonyautoxins which accumulate in shellfish and if ingested may lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning and can lead to death

In addition Mackerel, which makes up more than half of the catch in Shetland by weight and value, there are significant landings of Haddock, Cod, Herring, Whiting, Monkfish and shellfish.

The primary natural resources are spiny lobster, conch and other shellfish.

While some sea stars are detritovores, extracting the organic material from mud, and others mimic the crinoids ' filter feeding, most are active hunters, attacking other sea stars or shellfish.

Most fish sauces ( extracts ) are made from raw fish, some from dried fish ; most from only a single species, others from whatever is dredged up in the net, including some shellfish ; most from whole fish, a few from only the blood or viscera.

Some otters are expert at opening shellfish, and others will feed on available small mammals or birds.

HABs are often associated with large-scale marine mortality events and have been associated with various types of shellfish poisonings.

The main reservoirs of V. cholerae are people and aquatic sources such as brackish water and estuaries, often in association with copepods or other zooplankton, shellfish, and aquatic plants.

Biotoxins created during algal blooms are taken up by shellfish ( mussels, oysters ), leading to these human foods acquiring the toxicity and poisoning humans.

Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found only in freshwater.

Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply animals that live in water.