Help This Man Save A Nearly Extinct Species By Eating It
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2023
- There are a few clams we call the giant, but the Tridacna gigas is king of them all. It is likely the most important animal in the history of the Pacific, and unfortunately, in much of its historical habitat it happens to be functionally extinct. But here in Kosrae island Martin Selch and his team at the Kosrae National Aquatic Center (NAC) are aiming to save it. And that's not an idle boast. After a successful spawning in 2020, just this month they've begun reintroduction of the Gigas to the Kosraean reef. The exact first steps towards rewilding back from extinction.
But the future of the NAC revolves around funding, and they are far outside the eyes of international charity. They have to find a way to do it themselves. And to continue their quest to repopulate the Gigas, they aim to sell the meat of the more easily-reared Hippopus hippopus, another giant clam long considered a delicacy in many Pacific Rim societies. The infrastructure required to fill that market could in turn be used to bring back the larger and more important Gigas. Not for sale, but for Martin. A way to harvest seafood in a way that actually increases the wilding of nature, rather than lessens it. A truly brilliant idea. I couldn't be more thankful that he's doing it.
If you, or someone you know, wishes to support Martin on his journey, he is contactable through his email here: info@imtrona.de. If you just wish to send him a nice message, please do so here in the comments so everyone can see. I'm certain he and his staff will all be reading.
Thank you Delphia. Thank you Martin. Thank you Alex, and everyone else taking care of the clams of Micronesia. For your dedication, for your uniqueness, for your hospitality. You may not get much of the world passing through who truly understand your farm's value, but that doesn't make your farm any less valuable to the world.
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Spread a couple clams:
www.patreon.com/rareearth
ko-fi.com/rareearth
(For those asking, his contact info is in the description)
A link to His clams *might* help 😉
@@2ahdcat Was about to say this, isn't the point of this video to spread awareness for this market? Why are there no links in the pinned comment or description?
@@TheA1ternative I love clam meat and wanna try it...
Also need a link, my son is a chef who may be interested in this
@@TheA1ternativehis contact information is in the description, but he doesn't yet have the capacity to sell individual jars. What he needs is a champion, someone who can help provide a stable market to necessitate a distributor in a foreign country (as I suggest, a restaurant).
He doesn't have a sales website, he's just a farmer who I happened to support the work of with this video. As mentioned, this isn't his area of expertise. What he needs is help from people who can contact potential long-term outlets, hence my providing his contact for those who might know someone looking to sell the meat.
It may sound odd to many, but making an endangered or rare species viable often means marketing them in some way. Whether making them the cute poster child for endangered species like pandas or finding some market for them. There is a sturgeon farm down in Yorkshire, England which produces the worlds first sustainable caviar. They don't kill the fish to harvest the eggs & are also breeding rare types of sturgeon. After a certain amount of harvesting the sturgeon get to "retire" to various lakes around Europe where they can help build stocks in the wild. It's an amazing set up & its helping ease pressures on sturgeon which are the most critically endangered group on the IUCU Red list.
Exactly , if a species is near extinct , but you make it a delicacy , then that means you must preserve it the best you can in order to make business run , therebefore saving the species in the process
Unfortunately, with climate change, if a species is gonna survive it's gotta have a place in human society. If they survive in captivity, they can be reintroduced one day to the wild.
As for the business? I think making it a "luxury good" is the best way to go. Your target isn't consumers, it's people who wanna flex.
"Would you like to try an endangered species? It's very expensive! ...and makes your 🍆 bigger!"
Who cares if it's not true, doesn't matter! (just ask the supplement business)
Like it or not, in our modern society, you're gonna get more hits with exclusivity rather than charity. But that's fine! It means you can charge more for it! And if "animal rights" people get on your back, just tell them the truth!
"Shh! The secret is the rich people are helping the environment! Don't tell 'em!" 😂
I'm telling you, just find an upcoming celebrity chef, throw a mother-of-pearl label on that jar and sell it to Chinese Whales in Las Vegas! Seriously! Just add a heaping scoop of Salt Bae and it'll sell itself!
Edit: Honestly? The more I think about it? That's how you save a lot of dying industries! Traditional crafts, native-made products, all the people featured in Business Insider "Still Standing".. They all have the same problem: a great product that's being sold too cheaply.
We need to stop trying to make people care about "traditional" values, doing good, or charity bc guilting people works less and less each year as people's own lives get more stressful. Instead, we should lean into the skid and embrace "Premuimization"!
I mean, that's what what all the other big companies are doing...
I'm pretty sure Ted Turner ( the guy who made CNN ) did something like this with bison burgers, to boost the north american bison population
@@gorilladisco9108 I wonder how many pet tiger owners get put on an endangered list keeping one of those things at home!? Normal sized cats are psychotic enough, never mind a tiger.
La Praire has been sustainably harvesting caviar for skincare for years, but perhaps it’s not the same as food grade caviar. That being said, you can’t spend more on skin care than La Praire… but it does work, so there’s that.
For whom the shell atolls
I hope this business becomes very successful!
I'm insanely jealous I didn't think of this
I'm going to steal this for future credits
It's clever *beyond* words, even using 'atoll!'
Tell the chinese its medicine and you won't be able to farm enough
@@neilflynn2485😂
@@neilflynn2485 it'll be extinct along with every subspecies of it within 2 hours
I've been in the marine aquarium industry before, and the main issue with giant clams is finding good suppliers who don't just poach wild clams and sell them as aquacultured, and then finding those that grow out their clams beyond measly fragile 3 cm juveniles, and then finding someone professional enough to get you a good flight connection from their tiny island at the end of the world, and then being able to get all necessary documentation like CITES and veterinary health certificates (for example, I once had a deal fall through because apparently, there are no veterinarians with the necessary certification on the Cocos Islands, at all), and who is willing to sell to you without involving his nepotistic nephew as an intermediary importer. There certainly is a market for these as live animals, not only for their meat or shells, the main issue really is availability. Coloring on them is amazing and super interesting, too, because it's a structural color where physical interference causes the color instead of pigments.
The fact that you need a vet sign off for a CLAM is hilarious to me. CITES importation is a joke, how on earth are the government vets supposed to know the difference between whatever species you're importing among literal tens of thousands and that it's not actually one of the prohibited ones, and that it's healthy. Importing more common species is a headache, I don't want to even think about some rare fish or sea coral
@@Tigenraam It's not about CITES, it's actually about health. Ridiculously, even for wild fish it's actually more the facility or collector that gets licensed, audited and checked for health rather than the actual fish or invertebrates themselves., though... and you still need someone in location signing off on those papers. Identifying giant clams for CITES is super easy by sight, because there are only a handful of relevant species and they are decently distinct (by the shape of their shell openings, scales on them and whatnot). Probably still more than the average customs officer can realistically handle, but that's more of a hindsight, and you're in trouble if you get an actually competent one and you're doing something fishy. Not so much for ID'ing coral, but basically all of the stony coral fall under CITES anyway, so it's less of a problem. Even if you manage to smuggle them under the wrong species name, you may get fucked over by your peers ratting you out to the authorities when you start selling your smuggled livestock (and the local fish store community has a happily-piss-on-your-grave-if-you-croak mentality), or some authority might actually bother to send an expert to check your facility and ask for the documentation after all, at which point you're royally fucked. Like, possible jail time fucked. So it kinda levels out and mostly works as intended because it's still too risky to systematically cheat the system.
Sounds like a clamdestine operation to me.
Loving this Micronesia series it’s making me want to actually go there
all of his videos are like that for me. Maybe not the colder ones, but there's been so many places he's gone that I've never head of which I would love to visit someday.
You should! I've been through idk, 130 countries or something, and Micronesia (specifically Kosrae) was among the calmest and most enjoyable places I've ever been. Just don't expect five star resort services and rich people food and you'll be happy as a
same, to bad traveling there is so expensive, would be nice if I can catch some discount options.
It's actually very reasonable if you can get to Honolulu, Tokyo, or Manila cheaply because of the way Star Alliance miles work abroad. Even buying points straight from the website to use on United you can get across Micronesia touching every major island for ~1k. Kata and I paid under 1800 dollars total for us both to fly Majuro - Kwajalein - Kosrae - Pohnpei - Chuuk - Guam - Tokyo stopping in each island for a week because I happened to catch a 2 for 1 sale on Air Canada points
Once there, the cost of hotels (~100/n) and food (~12/ meal) is very reasonable considering the remoteness of the islands, just as long as you don't drink alcohol (which is extremely heavily taxed)
Incredible video as always.
But please, don't push people into taking planes that are polluting and accentuating climate change. Your neighborhood has also some amazing stories to tell !
Thank you.
This video had no right making me smile as much as it did. Thank you!
Happy as a clam😂
you're single handedly putting Micronesia back on the map where it belongs, and it's amazing. I wish I knew what you're teaching us all along, but learning it here is a blessing nonetheless
I guess one of the things I've learned from this is that humans are inherently prone to mistakes towards nature because it's a complex system we've kind of just been bruteforcing since the start of industrialization and corporatization, and even before that time in cases like this, and we've seen the consequences with climate change.
But I also learned that we're also very capable of good, it's just the knowledge of how to do such is the great barrier, as well as the amount of funds backing either side making the decision because of the legal system. I fear the problem nowadays is that much land in places where environmental issues are being caused most in are on land owned by corporations, and nothing gets down about emissions because these corporations fund the politicians pushing laws through congress.
Seriously there's no one else who makes content like you do. Great video! Keep up the good work!
This channel is a gem. It feels like the subscriber and viewership ceiling for a channel like this is sky high.
very true
there are many others who make content almost exactly like this, Veritasium, Smarter Every Day, Vsauce among many others.
@@RATsnak3I'm subscribed to every channel you listed and *_none of them_* make content like this...
First off, *_all_* those channels are education/science focused.. *_none_* of them focus on the _humanitarian_ element of topics they cover!
Also, SmarterEveryday and Veritasium will sometimes travel to *_local_* US businesses but *_none_* of them travel across the world to document and film in remote places like RareEarth...
Try again Mr. "I'm gonna be a contrarian just for sake of disagreeing" 🤡
@@RATsnak3I know all three of those guys and absolutely love them but I'm not sure how anyone could watch Destin and imagine I'm making the same type of series
These clams are absolutely beautiful in person. I have seen ones about the size of hay bales in the Pacific, you absolutely would not want to mess with them and trap your hand etc. The colouring is amazingly beautiful too, iridescent/fluorescent blues and coloured flecks. They have a vibe that is super chill, graceful creatures. I didn't realise they were so rare, I have seen them in the 90s and 00s in various pacific Islands.
He says at one point in the video that a different clam is being harvested for meat than the one going extinct... I think the species you saw wasn't the same one maybe?
Clams are beautiful... in person? 😜 Are you a clam person and can I be a clam person too? 🐚 (although I'd probably end up as a hermit crab person irl) 🦀
@@IRosamelia Move into the country, gonna eat me a lot of clams.
Moving to the country. Gonna eat a lot of peaches.
@@pleasejustletmebeanonymous6510 ahhhh don't eat me please! Us clam persons have feelings too 🐚
Chinese seafood restaurants will 100% get on board with serving this. The high-end ones already serve geoduck and abalone, so this shouldn't be any different.
High end? I can get dirt cheap abalone and giant squid from any Asian supermarket
Willing to bet that Hudson House in Nyack, NY would probably love this. Next time I'm up there I'm gonna mention it to the owner, who not only is there every night, but loves new things and joins in working in the kitchen. There are also a lot of New York restaurants in general who would go nuts for this, especially in Brooklyn.
I’m in Nyack right now, planning on dining out tomorrow night (Sunday) and I might just eat at Hudson House so I can mention it as well… create the impression of a huge demand.
I know a little restaurant chain here in Seattle that might be interested in a partnership. They're called Ivar's. You might've heard of them. Their founder would no doubt see this as a golden opportunity, were he still around. Hopefully, his spirit lives on in their current management. #keepclam
I live in Seattle and love Ivar's. But do you think that they're still eco-conscious enough to throw in with a movement like this? I, for one, would love to see it, especially if it gets them away from those tiny, grizzled, chewy things they sell now.
It wouldn't hurt to ask them
I'm from Seattle and I know all about Ivar's but I know a couple other places that would be a lot better off serving this. Ivar's has an amazing clam chowder if they were willing to use this clam for the Chowder they could really go through a lot
Ivar's is not the place for this. Too expensive. The Walrus and the Carpenter, Ray's, Canlis, or any other number of upper end seafood restaurants would be a better fit
Him kissing that giant clam right before he put it back in the pond was really cute.
I was blown away when I first saw a wild giant clam, and they still take my breath away 45 years later. Amazing animals.
When will people realize that once an animal becomes profitable and farming is possible, the species extinction chance drops significantly.
When corporations esp oil and gas get annexed by revolutionaries l, decapitated and made an example of evil to be deleted as they are the biggest instigators of evil and destruction of life and Earth
I keep loving these stories of people finding their niche in life and thriving. Gives me hope for my future. Its even more cool in this scenario on Micronesia.
"Slam that clam enough and all the juice drips out" 💀
That's what she said
5:00 absolutely nuts how much force it pushes of air out. Not exactly the kind of clam you see in everyday life for sure.
Air? You mean water?
@@TheRealSkeletor no, that clip has a clam pushing out an air bubble.
@@frogtank4407Ah, I must have missed that.
I'm amused by the implication that most people are dealing with smaller clams on a daily basis, but not big clams. To be fair, I walk down the beach every day and the clams squirt water out of their holes as I tromp across the sand, so I guess I'M the guy exposed to clams every day lmao
@saml7610 You're not exposed to the clams he's talking about.
Alternative idea: convince someone to incorporate it into a high-end pet food or nutritional supplement. Feed it to Fluffy to save (a tiny part) of the world.
(I mean, have you seen what some of those cost per unit weight? Plus, the result would be marketed to near-guaranteed animal lovers.)
The slam that clam line is hilarious!😂
Seeing him kiss the clam near the end with that smile shows he loves them. This guy is passionate, and it shows.
Afaik, there are regions where the Tridacna species group in general, while in the wild, is kept and cared for by the locals. Even if Tridacnas are their staple protein, they now know that saltwater tank owners love Tridacnas. They keep the biggest, oldest and their direct below, and harvest the smaller ones. The cig pack sized ones usually make it into the fishtank trade, the bigger ones make it onto the BBQ. But a couple are kept and cared for as spawners and breeders.
The clam man, a hero we didn't ask for but one we most certainly need, I'm no micro-biologist but helping to revive a species of filter feeders like these clams can only do good for the Ocean, bravo
Yes we should all be like that
From farmer to ecologist and marine conservationist. Inspiring tale!
I am so happy now when after some many months, we start getting these videos again! As always, beautiful, poetic and thought provoking!
Hi guys, a lot of you here are subscribers of Tasting History with Max Miller right? He is a personal friend of Dr. Ken Albala, foodie extraordinaire. I'm sure he would be delighted to champion this exotic rarity. How about we tsunami Max with this video until he acquiesces to speak about it to Dr. Albala? 😇
Martin is exceptional. I'm usually appalled and disheartened by the truly stupid "businesspeople" who are eating their seed corn to feed their own short term greed and destroying their long term supply. The problem is that they are taking everyone else with them in their decline.
richard
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Happy, happy, happy.
Welp, until it either: a. It becomes more profitable to shareholders to not eat seed corn, or b. We rework our economic system entirely to root out the rot, we aren’t likely to see much improvement.
@@me-ye6ldthe video didn’t really seem in favor of the current system (all the digs about how he’s not a hero) and more of a pessimistic sucking up to the guy to try and leverage upper class folks that want a new prestige luxury to flaunt to indirectly fund restoration of the species m.
Capitalism says that's the way the world should work, and it seems to be pretty good at it
@@me-ye6ldNo, that's not the point of the video. That's an extremely inaccurate summary. Which part of the video praises the free market? Because I said he fell into conservation as a side-effect of doing his business, and then found a way to provide welfare to one clam via selling another?
I'm not sure that's a very good example of free market capitalism, and absolutely not at all what the video actually says.
And to answer the comment below or from drog, this definitely isn't a "pessimistic sucking up" it is a kind and caring promotion of a man who is on the cusp of committing his real life actions toward real life benefits. I'm praising him because he deserves it and because by praising him it inspires him to act further. Because none of this is guaranteed and I can use my role to push him towards more simply by saying he's doing a good job here, which he is.
I swear reading comments online is a nightmare for one's mental health.
“Businesspeople”? Lol wtf?
Thank you for telling this story, without making it sound like a fairy tale, like” A man had an idea, and made it a successful business”. The reality of people not knowing what they are doing, and just trying to carve out a place for themselves in the world with lots of hiccups and challenges along the way. ❤
I once imagined what it would be like to have a restaurant that only serves extinct animals - 'I'm afraid we're out of giant ground sloth today.' But, in a way that's what he's doing.
When Evan turned the camera around, she just clammed up.
If Martin would provide an Exposée or something to hand to potential customers, the job for the audience would be much easier.
Pricing, shipping method, minimum order size, sample sized orders available or not, billing and contact info.
Anyhow, Danke Martin, wenn auch nich ganz so idealistisch, die Welt rettet man Stück für Stück, nicht im Ganzen.
The best I can offer is contact info in the description. He's doing his best, but his plate is extremely full with the farming. Perhaps this comment and others supporting him will help provide an impetus to put in more work towards the sales.
Sometimes a businessman is the right man for the job. Mad respect for Martin.
Ok, the disclaimer at the end got my subscription. Reminding people to be kind because being put on the internet is scary and reminding them to always do research and think for themselves. Why can't EVERY channel push this message.
Man !
The quality of this presentation is par excellence !
I know, and appreciate that the topic is important, and Martin deserves an international award for his contribution toward helping the struggling ecology.
Thanks for helping open our eyes a little.
Wonderful video !
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
OK, I emailed the dude to see about buying some canned snail. [Starship Troopers homage] "I'm doing MY part."
And this is why I love Rare Earth. I'd have never known about this man and his efforts without this channel and I appreciate both all the more for it.
I remember way back in high school that this kind of conservation was the topic of a research paper one of my teachers would bring up often, where their former student had proposed the farming of pygmy hypos iirc for meat in order to regrow the population and renew the wild populations.
he sells seashells from a seashore
but the sales of the shells were taking a toll
he went to the shore and found 0 shells more
so he just farmed more seashells on that seashore
If only you had fit the word atoll in there
I was.... vaguely aware of the demise of the giant clam in the wild. What I did ***not*** know is that this fellow was single-handedly supplying the "fancy" aquarium GIANT CLAM TRADE!!!!
I am quite pleased to see you helping him out with his business venture as it has ***ALWAYS*** been my firm belief that "Doing Good While Doing Well" is the BEST way to sustainable... well... ANYTHING really. I do love clams as a food and having seen giant clams all over Florida for many, many years the idea that he can make them "endemic" again tickles me pink.
I will make certain to nicely cajole seafood folks whenever I come across them with my proselytizing for THE GIANT CLAM MAN OF MICRONESIA! (german edition)
Cheers.
Clam man I hope he prospers! Unfortunately I’m allergic to all seafood even with having heritage from the 2 greatest island empires in history.
UK and Japan? 🤔
Ok, you piqued my curiosity, which two island empires do you consider the greatest? Personally I will suggest British and Japanese, but that depends on how one defines “greatest.”
Hawaii and Fiji?
Jamaica and Madagascar 🦁
9:45 WOAH! Those are HUGE!! Never seen one that big in captivity before! Just more proof that business and conservation don't have to be enemies ❤
That's actually why in the olden days before Reagan and Nixon, GOP were focused on environment and climate protection since doing so was good for long term business.
The absolute cheek to have the title card say Clam Daddy. What an episode!
Or talking about pounding the clam till the juice run out. I about choked lol.
Eating something to save it is a great idea! I am not huge on seafood but I am tempted to try the giant clam now.
It's funny how often eating stuff is the solution. In Florida, they're currently trying to promote eating lionfish because they're invasive, and the hope is that if people develop a taste for them, then they'll get fished to the point of extirpation.
@@Nvenom8. Here in NY the big supermarket here sometimes sells it. I hear it's a really delicious whitefish!
@@juleswinnfield1246 why? It funds conservation... Rich people buy this product and an endangered species is restored.
I almost never type a comment, but your story and view point was incredible! I would absolutely support someone like him in business as a regular restaurant client. I live in Shenzhen, china. If there are any places like this it’ll be a cool family trip and good moral to teach my kids. Keep up the content
It would be really cool for a restaurant to own few giant clams and show them in aquarium for guests to see while they eat meat of giant clam at the same time. This way they can both apprecieate the animal and learn about its significance all the while eating good food. If they show up in jars or without it restaurants won't be as able to sell it because then customers will likely compare it to normal common clams from their local area.
I truly wish the best of luck to Martin. Thank you for making the world better.
I remember Deresa clams 25 years ago were less than $20. It's good to see some renewed farming methods to keep these guys alive in the wild.
It probably sounds weird but there are restaurants and marine rescues owned by professional Merfolk. Mayhaps they could sell it as a sustainable seafood if it is helping safe a species. They are very environment conscious. One of the merpeople has a fish and bird rescue in his shop in Florida. There are also super fancy costal restaurants in California too that would be dumb not to take the opportunity to flaunt giant clam dishes on the menu with the story behind them. 😁
Please provide links to any videos or stories that cover the rescues that these merfolk are doing; the unacknowledged of cryptozoology deserve recognition
@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape I don't use social media anymore but Mertailor's Mermaid Aquarium Encounter in Florida is a pretty well known one now. I'm sure there are plenty hidden around the world, you just have to look a little.
Oh, also there are plenty of Merfolk in the marine biology field. I dabbled a little too.
Hilton Head has a mermaid tour revolving around conservation. She's pretty awesome.
@@mevthe_ghost4504
Right on
Had no idea and now I'm off to that rabbit hole
@@GreenCanvasInteriorscapeHah hah, have fun. It's where nature, art, athleticism and fantasy live in harmony. Super fun.
One of the most underrated channels on CZcams. This platform is really going the way of the Dodo.
Solid content. Subscribed. Also, try and keep a reef tank and grow out a Hippo campus or a Maxima clam. It's something I look forward to adding to my reef someday. and I am sure Martin has someone lined up to take over this business when he retires... BUT if he happens to be looking for somebody, I am interested! I love Ecology and Reef Biology. I think that this businessman has had an awesome natural consequence in rehabilitation of some of our reefs. Thanks Martin and all the hands and brains involved in making Royal Kanku work.
Thank you Evan and Kata.
Good work, and good luck, Martin and Delphia
God bless this man for saving this species
Excellently done, and so well produced
Love your stuff. This video was on your with your best! How'd you find Martin?
I walked down to his farm and introduced myself
@@RareEarthSeries do you have any links or contacts for martin?
@@bornanagaming3329his email is in the description
Always thought we'd end up with more Pandas if there was a Panda restaurant somewhere.
Loving the videos! I've started at the beginning and am making my way through Japan. For this one, I'll pay attention to menus here in Florida and make suggestions to owners where I see fit - cuisine and price.
Rare Earth is one of those rare, completely unique channel. Love your work. I’m here till the end!
Gigas,Maximas,Squamosa,Derasa….I love them all. Thank you Martin.
You know, I came looking for what your channel was up to after a long time and I'm glad I did.
Fascinating. The cadence of the presenter's speech is a bit deliberate - but I truly appreciate the hard work and thoughtfulness! And Martin!
One of my favorite animals ever since I was a kid!
@@juleswinnfield1246Your comment are some 12 year old shit...
@@juleswinnfield1246 And put it on a stick!
Eat clams to save em? Sure.
No shortage of pigs and cows
Did you even watch the video?
Clam farms. It ain't rocket science.
Sent to my friend who is an incredible chef. While he just recently sold his restaurant, hopefully, he can find a connection to put the clam on a menu.
I am in love with this man, I truly feel lucky to have found this channel ❤
This is always the best way to save endangered species since creating farming industries takes away the poaching incentive by lowering prices. Banning sales only increases the black market prices and encourages poaching.
What an incredible story you put together. Bravo!
I wish you the best.
You have had an amazing journey that only keeps growing.❤
Another great story that's worth to be told. Thank you you did!
Kata finally got a moment of on-screen time as well? 😉😉
Wow. I loved everything about this video. What you and Martin are doing is fantastic.
👏Spectacular show today had me from the very start! After a few minutes you had my heart also. Simply wonderful. 🙏👊🤙
Dude so happy he out here kissin' clams. Not hard to smile when your work smiles back. the care makes my heart glow. perhaps reach out to restaurants on the west coast here, up north, a lot less nonsense workin' with mom n pop places
Im glad we have people like Martin
evan your works are always as impressive as you're earnest and kind
Glad you managed to bring Martin out of his shell.
Farming them in popularizing them as meat and leather is basically how they saved the American alligator when it almost went extinct.
Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for the great video!
Brilliant. I've been saying for years that the best way to save endangered species is to find commercial use for them and raise them in a sustainable way. This applies to the American Bison. To my knowledge, there is one wild herd left in the world. It resides in Yellowstone. If we eat them, we create a market that can maintain the living genetic stock, and maintain the species indefinitely. As long as we do that, they can support the Yellowstone herd and potentially reintroduce them to other parks, and maybe some Native American reservations. Large ranches could maintain free range herds that are, in practice, much like wild herds. Think of how many other species might be saved this way.
Cross Timbers Bison have a CZcams channel that helps support their growing herds.
I love these videos man, keep them up!
I am gonna have to get some clam meat now.
The reasons for this video are awesome! I hope the Restaurants are found to serve this and help fund this preservation work!
Sent this off to my chef, he says he's gonna order some samples and if it's good he really likes the story, he's definitely interested and a good story sells!
I've only seen this type of clam in games before... didn't know clams this huge existed for real
Was not expecting this to be so interesting to me. As an aquarium fish keeper, this was quite a treat-Didn't realize from the title this was coming.
First time watching your channel. Great content AND delivery.
Wow! Hope this video helps connect him with someone who can help. Amazing work!
I don't know any restuarant that can take them, but he can save a lot on shipping, if he can create a dry product. Like jerky or chips.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful channel of MICRONESIA...I remember back in the days when they brought that giant clam from my hometown of palau to the oahu aquarium,those giant clam I heard are now extinct in palau,so sad
Another great video, thanks
Good on Martin ! What a champion ! I bet they taste Awsome. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Fantastic! One of your best videos!
I hope some fancy restaurant picks this up
Yes, good luck to the clams!
Man... after so much depressing news all the time. This is so nice to see.
Great stuff and important work. Gonna spread this around my restaurant industry peeps, someone's gotta have an idea
Best yet!! Thank you.
well he realy just realised that his business was reliant on the clams returning. but hes still doing a good deed here.
Love the video!!
You really hit your rhetorical stride in the use of clam metaphors in this episode.
Love your work
Hello from the UK,
Thank you for such an interesting video indeed.👏👏👏👏👏👍
Great story by the Rare Earth team and interesting work that is being done in a beautiful place by Martin's business.
Honestly, I think having an Instagram and Facebook account is the first step, if they are unable to set up a website. I understand that many farmers might not be entirely comfortable with technology. It does not need to have many professional photos, just some daily photos would be enough for people to get an idea.
Instead of a restaurant, maybe a specialty food distributor might be more relevant. They already have a process of having the right import certificates and procedures. Also, they have a network of customers such as restaurants and consumers.
Since there is already demand for the shells as decorative pieces, maybe the empty shells can also be sold. If the shell pieces are used as traditional art or as traditional tools, that might add more value as a interesting collectible.