The Lobster Man

Manila clams are an exotic species. They are common to protected beaches, in bays and estuaries in Georgia Strait and the west coast of Vancouver Island. Manila clams live in sand-gravel beaches and burrow just below the surface to a maximum depth of approximately 10 centimetres. Adults remain in the same location for life. Manila clams are suspension feeders and eat mainly phytoplankton, but also zooplankton and detritus. The legal size of 38 millimetres is reached in 3.5 years in the Strait of Georgia.