Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas at Nu'usefata can reach 1 m across and weigh over 200 kg, making them among the largest bivalves on the planet; their mantle tissue hosts symbiotic zooxanthellae that give each clam its distinctive and individually unique colour pattern. The population here is actively monitored and supplemented by Samoa's Department of Fisheries, making it one of the few documented giant clam restoration sites in western Polynesia.