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New Zealand · Food · Hard
Which type of surf clam, whose Māori name means 'long tongue', was canned commercially at a factory in Dargaville from the 1920s through the 1960s before stocks collapsed?
Answer: Toheroa — The Dargaville toheroa cannery was a major Northland employer for decades, but the species' slow growth and vulnerability to harvesting pressure led to a moratorium that remains largely in place today.
- A Pāua
- B Bluff oyster
- C Toheroa ✓
- D Scallop
The Dargaville toheroa cannery was a major Northland employer for decades, but the species' slow growth and vulnerability to harvesting pressure led to a moratorium that remains largely in place today.