"Destructive clams invade Adirondack lake" by Associated Press | September 4, 2010
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. — A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its spring-fed waters.
The invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, is known as the “golden clam’’ in the aquarium trade and the “good luck clam’’ in its native Southeast Asia. But in Lake George, scientists call it an unwelcome invader that could cause ecological and economic harm....
Globalization sucked.
Since scattered numbers of Asian clams were discovered in Lake Tahoe in 2002, the population there has exploded, a consequence of the mollusk’s ability to self-fertilize and release up to 2,000 juveniles per day. Their waste has helped trigger algae blooms that turned the cobalt-blue water bright green.
Asian clams can also clog water intake pipes and other structures, and their sharp shells can befoul swimming beaches....
Take a swim and wind up with a sliced foot.
Also see: The Boston Globe's Carp Conspiracy
The Day Boston Went Dry
