Don Hoi Lot loses claim to fame

By: APINYA WIPATAYOTIN

Published: 10/06/2009 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: News

Don Hoi Lot - Thai for "the land of razor clams" - is at risk of losing its fame after a study has revealed the famed shellfish are disappearing from Samut Songkhram's mudflats.

The study, commissioned by the Biodiversity Research and Training Programme, shows that Don Hoi Lot's clam population has fallen by more than 90% since 2004.

The molluscs' population has dropped from 4.4 a square metre four years ago to only 0.4 a sqm today, said Kobchai Worrapimphong, a researcher from Chulalongkorn University. "This is shocking," he said. "The little species, which is a staple source of income for the locals, is vanishing from Don Hoi Lot."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/1816...s-claim-to-fame

-- Bangkok Post 2009/06/10

Overuse of cement to get the little fellers to come up out of their hiding places. First, the teak, now the clams, pretty soon .. ???