On April 26 the Indian River Lagoon Clam Restoration Project, the Coastal Conservation Association Florida, FWC, and the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory released 6 million baby clams into the lagoon. They were delivered to their Melbourne Beach home with a specialized drone.
Over the next year, the “Billion Clam Initiative” aims to return one billon clams to the lagoon.
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Organization hopes 1B clams will help purify the Indian River Lagoon’s waters