Chilean clam market going strong

Chile produces a variety of clams, but by far the most common are the Venus antiqua and the Protothaca taca species. Both are harvested exclusively using traditional artisanal methods and for statistical purposes they are classified together under the same category, with fishermen and the authorities making no formal distinctions between them. The country produced 20,359 metric tons (MT) of these varieties in 2011, with 20,028 MT coming from the Los Lagos region in the south. The wholesale price…