Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam known as the noble pen shell, is vital to the marine ecosystem but on the brink of extinction due to a deadly parasite. In Croatia, a team of scientists is ...

PULA, Croatia Dec 8 (Reuters) - A huge clam that was on the verge of extinction has made a comeback, with a surge in numbers in waters off Croatia, marine biologists say. The clam, known as the noble ...

ZAGREB, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Croatian marine biologists are struggling to save the largest Mediterranean clam from extinction after a precipitious fall in numbers which they say was probably caused by ...

A huge decline in the number of noble pen shells, an endangered species of Mediterranean clam, is happening in Croatia’s south, as scientists warn that the parasite causing the problem is spreading ...