Lepofsky says, «On the Northwest Coast we are fortunate to have both the tangible record
of clam gardens and the culture - based knowledge of local indigenous people to educate us.
From 2009 to 2011 they focused their efforts on Quadra Island due to the sheer number
of clam gardens available to survey and use as experimental replicates.
Not exact matches
Breadcrumbs,
clams and three types
of cheese are baked into white mushroom caps in this clone
of a top pick from Olive
Garden's appetizer menu.
This is the first study to provide empirical evidence
of ancient
clam gardens» superior productivity.
One
of the ways they did this was by cultivating
clams in human - made, rock - walled beach terraces known as
clam gardens.
«We discovered that flattening the slope
of ancient beach
clam gardens expanded the real - estate for
clams at the intertidal height at which they grow and survive best,» explains Salomon.
The researchers discovered that ancient
clam gardens made by Aboriginal people produced quadruple the number
of butter
clams and twice the number
of littleneck
clams as unmodified
clam beaches.
A three - year study
of ancient
clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest has led researchers, including three from Simon Fraser University, to make a discovery that could benefit coastal communities» food production.
The School
of Resource and Environmental Management assistant professor adds: «Traditional knowledge by coastal First Nations members further revealed that their ancestors boosted these
gardens» productivity by adding ground
clam shell and pebbles to them.»
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Travel time from the mainland: 30 minutes from Townsville, or an hour from Cairns by seaplane Circumference: 19 miles Number
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Clam garden, 10 minutes; fish and coral, 20 minutes
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Information cards guide the snorkeller through
gardens of lettuce, cauliflower, boulder and staghorn corals teeming with colourful clownfish and giant
clams.
Where to see them: Giant
clam gardens can be found along the length
of the reef.
This is one
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Venture to some
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An island - hopping day trip around the enclosed lagoon visiting the various islets (known locally as Motu) is a great option, with plenty
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Lizard Island offers a range
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It is an absolutely wonderful first hand account
of their lifestyle in Springs back in the day, and I mean the day, that one back in the «40s and «50s, when artists could live on the East End practically by just fishing a little,
clamming and growing a
garden (like Jack did).